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To: GunRunner
I see the word in these discussions to be relatively useless. If you're going to be arguing with non-believers and people of other religions, they're not going to agree with you on the definition of faith, and it seems to make more sense to jump to evidence, instead of trying to convince others that faith in gravity and faith in the inerrancy of the Bible are the same thing.

I never said they were the same thing. That said, your worldview is blinding you to something far more real than gravity. I fully realize you find that hard to believe, but it's true. The object of your faith is science, and mine is Christ. Your faith is built on empirical evidence, and mine is on historical evidence.

65 posted on 02/04/2014 8:38:09 AM PST by GarySpFc (We are saved by the precious blood of the God-man.)
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To: GarySpFc
The object of your faith is science, and mine is Christ. Your faith is built on empirical evidence, and mine is on historical evidence.

I don't have any faith in science, at least not in the same sense as your religious faith.

Scientific conclusions change all of the time, and if General Relativity or Mass/Energy Equivalence were disproven and replaced with better theories tomorrow, it wouldn't affect how I live my life one bit. In fact it would be exciting since we'd be a step closer to knowing the mechanics of the universe. There could be a massive change in the way science is conducted in the next few generations. Maybe we will ditch the current scientific method(s) for something else. That's what is great about science; it could all be wrong if we come up with a better explanation.

Could you say the same if they disproved Jesus' existence, or his claims?

Of course not. You've already made up your mind, and no amount of reasonable evidence could make you conclude otherwise.

66 posted on 02/04/2014 9:07:34 AM PST by GunRunner
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