Reply #152: Depends on what you mean by faith.

[immoderate]

As is often the case these arguments often are about the meanings of words. So I can explain, but not justify this lack of communication.

One of the meanings of faith implies a blind following, not tested by evidence. As democrats, we like to think we make political decisions on rationality and reality, and that faith has no place in political administration.

Faith is the energy that drives circular reasoning.

This makes some liberals over react. Consider that rejecting dogma, the sibling of faith, is an essential part of liberal thinking.

Around here, our political disagreements are limited by the format of the blog. No such thing for religious diversity! Where is the clash likely to be?

Many here see some people of faith as the source of evil, our sworn enemy, anti-science, anti-choice, homophobic, anti-sex, etc.

I don't see that here. My question is: How do you know the difference between the truths you believe on faith, and the fallacies you believe on faith?

Remember, faith is the capacity to believe what you know is false.

How could there not be arguments about faith here?:nuke:


--IMM