Hi Don, David 'n' all
On 20 Mar 00, at 16:58, David Lind wrote:
> drose wrote:
>
> > Hi, Horse!
> >
> > A question to answer a question - how does one live without faith?
> >
>
>
> Another 2 cents from David Lind: I don't think we can. Regardless
> of your spiritual bent - there are many things we take on faith
> everyday. And it's entirely possible the world only exists because we
> believe it does. The quote about faith like a mustard seed keeps
> coming to mind. I think we have in this life what we choose
> (consciously or unconsciously) and that which we believe in. If you
> believe an aspirin a day will help keep your chances of having a heart
> attack low - it probably will. And vice versa. Our beliefs/faith
> mold what and who were are/seem to be.
I agree that there are many things we take on faith, but disagree that this must be so or that
we cannot live without faith. Much depends on your definitions and how you use the term.
I would describe faith as:
A state of mind that leads people to accept something in the total absence of supporting
evidence.
Which, I suppose, has much in common with dogma. Belief however is a completely
different kettle of fish and could be seen in many instances as faith that has been
questioned.
>From an MoQ point of view, faith and dogma are created by Social level value, whilst belief
emerges from Intellectual value.
Any comments?
Horse
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