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troutman · 04-01-2011, 03:14 PM

Is Atheism an Ism? Atheism is No Religion, Philosophy, Ideology, Belief System
http://atheism.about.com/od/definiti...smReligion.htm

http://www.skepdic.com/faith.html

There are reasons for trusting science and there are reasons for religious convictions, but the reasons for our trust in science are called evidence and the reasons for our religious convictions all reduce to hope.

Physicist Bob Park explains this difference in a way even the most devious casuist should understand. The Oxford Concise English Dictionary, he notes, gives two distinct meanings for faith:

"1) complete trust or confidence, and 2) strong belief in a religion based on spiritual conviction rather than proof." A scientist's "faith" is built on experimental proof. The two meanings of the word "faith," therefore, are not only different, they are exact opposites.*

04-01-2011, 03:14 PM	#117
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	*Is Atheism an Ism? Atheism is No Religion, Philosophy, Ideology, Belief System* http://atheism.about.com/od/definiti...smReligion.htm http://www.skepdic.com/faith.html There are reasons for trusting science and there are reasons for religious convictions, but the reasons for our trust in science are called evidence and the reasons for our religious convictions all reduce to hope. Physicist Bob Park explains this difference in a way even the most devious casuist should understand. The Oxford Concise English Dictionary, he notes, gives two distinct meanings for faith: "1) complete trust or confidence, and 2) strong belief in a religion based on spiritual conviction rather than proof." A scientist's "faith" is built on experimental proof. The two meanings of the word "faith," therefore, are not only different, they are exact opposites.* Last edited by troutman; 04-01-2011 at 03:18 PM.