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2naSalit

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9. I think the word "faith"...

Reply to Brainstormy (Original post)

Sun Mar 27, 2022, 11:24 AM

Mar 2022

Has been co-opted by the uber religious and/or foisted upon those who are just trying to avoid the word religion.

Faith, in my interpretation and it bothers me that so many think it is a synonym of religion:

The strong sense that some thing or event is what one expects it/that to be whether there is tangible evidence or not.

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Don't have the nerve to post this elsewhere [View all] Brainstormy Mar 2022 OP

As an atheist, I can see why he included that statement. no_hypocrisy Mar 2022 #1

Joe's faith is a coping mechanism which helped him when his wife and daughter were killed. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #2

I just use unicorns. :) n/t Brainstormy Mar 2022 #4

Yes whatever works. Irish_Dem Mar 2022 #7

One can have faith and not be religious Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #3

of course. But that's a different use Brainstormy Mar 2022 #5

Perhaps 🤔 Sherman A1 Mar 2022 #6

I always liked this definition of faith: mitch96 Mar 2022 #8

I think the word "faith"... 2naSalit Mar 2022 #9

Yes I really recoil when they want to say religion but they go with faith-based Walleye Mar 2022 #10

If they want to avoid the word religion... 2naSalit Mar 2022 #11

They don't want to say religion because they know religion has a lot to answer for in world history Walleye Mar 2022 #12

agree. It's mealy-mouthed nonsense, like Brainstormy Mar 2022 #14

there's a big difference Brainstormy Mar 2022 #13

Biden's Irish Catholic Warpy Mar 2022 #15