Zero Faith
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It seems to me that religion can stand on two fronts -- a scientific one and a faith-based one.
Scientifically, burden of proof requires consistent and repeatable evidence of God in order to support a theistic belief system. This has yet to occur, so we reject the idea that religion is scientifically supported. We're left with faith.
What is faith, exactly? Here are some questions I'm interested in hearing answers to:
1) How can you have faith in one god, but not in another? How do you choose which one is right?
2) It seems to me that the vast majority of people follow the religion of their parents. If faith truly is an effective truth-finding mechanism, wouldn't people all around the world spontaneously believe in the 'correct' god?
3) How is faith in God different from faith in alien abductions, psychic powers or the lunatic in the asylum who has an unshakable faith that he is Napoleon?
Scientifically, burden of proof requires consistent and repeatable evidence of God in order to support a theistic belief system. This has yet to occur, so we reject the idea that religion is scientifically supported. We're left with faith.
What is faith, exactly? Here are some questions I'm interested in hearing answers to:
1) How can you have faith in one god, but not in another? How do you choose which one is right?
2) It seems to me that the vast majority of people follow the religion of their parents. If faith truly is an effective truth-finding mechanism, wouldn't people all around the world spontaneously believe in the 'correct' god?
3) How is faith in God different from faith in alien abductions, psychic powers or the lunatic in the asylum who has an unshakable faith that he is Napoleon?