Is Faith Reasonable?

[EntilZha]

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

EntilZha said:

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 an a known fact. Therefore, you have to put your Faith in one of the other.

There is no such theory that god created life. If you have a college degree, your focus is a theory because it is tested and can be put into practice. An educated guess is a hypothesis. If a theory required faith...it wouldnt be a theory.

P.S.

As I said before....

Everything around you that has been created by man is based on a theory.

Hmmm, you are right about my use of the word theory. I should have used hypothesis in my example, but the point is the same. If you believe in a hypothesis/theory/idea that is not a fact, you have faith in it. Faith simply means belief in something that is not a fact. Faith always includes the possibility of being wrong about your belief.