[lit-ideas] Re: Faith

  • From: Brian <cabrian@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 21:25:37 -0500

On May 16, 2005, at 7:15 PM, Paul Stone wrote:

> Brian:
>
>
>> These three acts of  the mind are expressed in (1) terms, (2)  
>> propositions
>> and (3)
>> arguments.  I do not agree with your definition of faith so when we
>> are using the word we are using a term in two different ways and it
>> is muddying the rest of the dialogue.  You are defining faith in a
>> type of Freudian wish fulfillment role and I'm not so unless we can
>> agree on a definition we are at an impasse right out of the gate.
>>
>
> Maybe ours are closer than you think and I just can't seem to  
> elucidate it.
>
> What's YOUR definition?

I'm comfortable with the one that I posted earlier that started this  
thread.  An expansion of that thought is found here: http:// 
www.str.org/free/commentaries/science/faithand.htm

~Brian~
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