Posted by SLS on October 1, 2006, at 8:46:20
In reply to Re: Lou's request for clarification to Michael83.. » Lou Pilder, posted by Michael83 on October 1, 2006, at 0:02:26
> A. I believe it is impossible to "believe" in something if you have no evidence to base that belief on.
Wait. Wait. Wait.
People come to believe things in many different ways. Sometimes they need no evidence other than the word of someone they have come to trust. That is called faith.
That someone comes to believe is sufficient to make belief possible without the type of evidence you would deem necessary for yourself. I guess we all have our own standards for what we need to have in order to believe. I believe in God. That we exist is enough evidence for me. See. It is possible to believe without the type of evidence that you obviously feel is necessary for you to believe for yourself. That I believe proves that belief is possible without evidence, unless, of course, you consider mere existence evidence. If you believe that what I believe to be evidence is indeed a type of evidence, and you agree that we do exist, then perhaps you might then believe in God afterall.
Uncertainty allows for belief without evidence. It is impossible to believe otherwise.
:-)
- Scott
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