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Friday, February 01, 2008
Anti-Faith
reposted from: http://antifaith.org/ via http://newatheism.org/
Nick C - do you approve?
Logic & Reason
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faith /feɪθ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled
ReplyDeletePronunciation[feyth] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's
ability.
2. belief that is not based on proof: He had faith that the hypothesis
would be substantiated by fact.
3. belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion: the
firm faith of the Pilgrims.
4. belief in anything, as a code of ethics, standards of merit, etc.:
to be of the same faith with someone concerning honesty.
5. a system of religious belief: the Christian faith; the Jewish
faith.
6. the obligation of loyalty or fidelity to a person, promise,
engagement, etc.: Failure to appear would be breaking faith.
7. the observance of this obligation; fidelity to one's promise, oath,
allegiance, etc.: He was the only one who proved his faith during our
recent troubles.
8. Christian Theology. the trust in God and in His promises as made
through Christ and the Scriptures by which humans are justified or
saved.
—Idiom
9. in faith, in truth; indeed: In faith, he is a fine lad.
Are we 'Anti' all of these meanings of faith?
1. No
2.Yes
3.Yes
4.No
5.Yes
6.No
7.No
8.Yes
9.No
So for me 'Anti Faith' isn't the best word as faith can be attributed to people just much as Gods. At the same time 'Anti Religious' doesn't describe all the other supernatural forces we are 'Anti' such as astrology, ghosts etc.
I apologize for this post, it's all negative with no sugestions!!
:-(
!!!!
I'll keep thinking!