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To: Fungi
Pure nonsense

From my dictionary ...

SYN -- belief, the term of greatest application in this comparison, implies complete, unquestioning mental acceptance of something as true, even though absolute certainty may be absent; faith, implies complete, unquestioning acceptance of something even in the absence of truth and, esp., of something not supported by reason ...

Have a great day.

73 posted on 06/13/2014 4:12:54 PM PDT by OldNavyVet
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To: OldNavyVet

Hebrews 11:1: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Not quite your definition.


75 posted on 06/13/2014 6:45:31 PM PDT by Fungi
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