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belief (5)

Effective Beliefs

We need to find beliefs which work - beliefs which work sufficiently well and sufficiently often, without any need to pretend that they are 100% effective in all situations. We need beliefs which we can engage with as beliefs rather than proven trut

Leaping into Faith?

[Back to Reason, Science and Faith]

1. Introduction

The idea of a "leap of faith" is unfairly defined by Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leap_of_faith) as:

In philosophy, a leap of faith is the act of believing in or accepting something not

Why are discussions about faith between believers and unbelievers so often a complete dog’s dinner?

How can we be clearer when discussing ideas between believers who typically have invested meaning in the word 'faith' and non-believers who probably use the word differently.

Wonder, Mystery and Awe

When we talk about religion or belief - almost any religion or belief - it is easiest to talk about the aspects which can be expressed in words. Obviously. We can't talk in any meaningful way about the subjective experiences people have, but these

Faith

We tend to think about faith as a state of mind, but when considering faith we need to focus, not on the subject who is believing, but on the object of that belief. We can have faith in something or someone. When we have faith is something, we belie

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1. Introduction

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