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Edited by Ric_Adbur:
4/10/2013 5:24:34 PM
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Why is faith good?
This is an honest question from an atheist to those who believe in any kind of religion or more general 'spirituality.'
In my debates with religious folks, the word 'faith' comes up rather often. Whenever I bring up my perceived lack of evidence for a particular belief, or logical inconsistency of the argument they use to support a notion, they'll say "People just have to have faith," or something to the effect of "If God showed himself, what would be left to have faith in?"
So my question is this: [b]Why is faith something to be valued?[/b] Why should one [i]want[/i] to believe in something for which they have no supporting evidence or argument? How is the act of accepting the truth of a notion despite having no reason to do so beneficial or desirable in any way?
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Edited by Capiton Render: 4/16/2013 1:00:05 PMIts a coping mechanism for many things. edit: Id really like to share this response from a thesit, which reenforces my statement. Someone had talked about praying for the people in boston. I scoffed at it, saying why, why pray when you can do. This is the response i got. [quote]there is tons to pray for... the ones who are injured, the families/ loved ones left behind, understanding, prevention, coping, togetherness and support, the knowledge and know how of the doctors surgeons and grief counselors to help bring people through this, ect. there is a lot to pray for, most people feel helpless and are just trying to cope with the tragedy and praying is all they have.[/quote] I responded saying, go donate blood, time of money, thats a way to be proactive, instead of just 'praying' Its a way for people to cope, same as faith. They dont have the answers, or perhaps dont want to accept them, and this is a way around addressing these issues morally, intellectually, or emotionally.
