Is Faith Reasonable?

[EntilZha]

S.T.A.G.E. said:

EntilZha said:
Your definition of Faith is at best, very poor, and appears to be constructed to support your claim.
Faith can be reasonable, or unreasonable, just like everything else in the world.
Faith can be based on evidence, but is lacking irrefutable proof.
Having faith that the world is flat, is unreasonable. The evidence the world is round is irrefutable.
Having faith my wife loves me is reasonable, even in the absence of irrefutable proof of the fact.

Some people say that having Faith in an idea that can not be proven/observed is unreasonable, or silly.
Scientists have Faith in ideas that can not be proven/observed. They are called theories.
Scientific theories are ideas that are supported by evidence. This evidence may, or may not, be accepted by all Scientists.
Many Scientific theories are either never proven, or are disproven.
Despite the fact the Scientific ideas have been disproven countless times throughout ancient and recent times, many people still have 100% Faith in Science. Is that reasonable?

 

Science isnt based on faith. Its a study. Religious theology and science cannot be compared. Theories arent guesses and have to go through tests to prove itself from the stage of hypothesis. Everything made around you by man is based on a theory.

ALL theories are guesses. The tests are performed to try and determine if there is any supporting evidence for the guess. Sometimes there is, sometimes not. If there is insufficient evidence to support a theory (at this time), but you continue to believe in the theory and continue to study it to find more evidence, by definition, you have Faith in your theory. That is just as valid for Science as it is for Religion.

Example: There is a theory that God created all life, and there is a theory that life created itself. Both are guesses to try and explain where we came from. Neither has irrefutable proof and thus neither is a known fact. Therefore, you have to put your Faith in one or the other.