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yallerdawg

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23. Faith has nothing to do with facts and reality.

Reply to betterdemsonly (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2015, 07:43 AM

Jun 2015

Faith is firm belief in the absence of proof.

We make 'leaps of faith' everyday.

I say, "Whatever works!" If some kind of faith gives you comfort and makes your life better, good for you.

For many of us, faith is a gift we have yet to receive.

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Why do evangelicals have a compulsive need to believe God controls everything [View all] betterdemsonly Jun 2015 OP

there's a saying - LiberalElite Jun 2015 #1

I guess God doesn't care if his children are butchered Takket Jun 2015 #2

When confronted about such lunacy and why God might have allowed the murders, Vinca Jun 2015 #3

Except bad things...those are never god's fault. Marrah_G Jun 2015 #4

the concept of people praying about a slaughter that took place in a church bends my brain a bit KG Jun 2015 #5

They want to believe that life is fair, the way a 4 year-old child does. GreatGazoo Jun 2015 #6

Yes, it relates to capitalism's corruption of faith betterdemsonly Jun 2015 #8

You won't believe how far they go JonLP24 Jun 2015 #7

Because people feel they have no control over anything... kentuck Jun 2015 #9

Religion is nothing more than a way to control others. 99Forever Jun 2015 #10

I agree with this...and would add that Human101948 Jun 2015 #18

It also lets people dodge responsibility. Archae Jun 2015 #11

Exactly, especially when their predictions and promises go awry: ChairmanAgnostic Jun 2015 #21

Because then you can claim a direct connection between you and God. DetlefK Jun 2015 #12

Interesting point. betterdemsonly Jun 2015 #15

NFL Star Thanks Jesus After Successful Double Homicide hatrack Jun 2015 #13

Sometimes the Onion really sinks that knife. nt jomin41 Jun 2015 #16

It relieves them of Turbineguy Jun 2015 #14

It is part of their theology. Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #17

It's a projection of their own need. ananda Jun 2015 #19

Simple - they bought the Kool-aid malaise Jun 2015 #20

It is an attempt to make sense of chaos Maeve Jun 2015 #22

Faith has nothing to do with facts and reality. yallerdawg Jun 2015 #23