... No it isn't. You see faith is believing without or despite evidence which is exactly the opposite of what science is (science being only believing what...
... That you would be pronounced clinically insane... Not admitted into any college... Not allowed a handgun... Be allowed to play with a big plastic sack...
... any college...Not allowed a handgun...Be allowed to play with a big plastic sack unsupervised... -M: You seem quite opinionated - You must have quite a...
... conviction; ... and ... evidence... -M: Who's evidence? Is there faith in this evidence? (I have been through this one many times before.) Isn't the...
... The only good evidence is scientific evidence. For evidence to be scientific it has to come from experiment or observation and has to be able to be...
... -M: There are repeatable and observable yogic techniques. ... have faith. ... Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Main Entry: faith [...] 3 : something that...
This is an incredibly stupid thing to do Mark. Religious faith is defined as "BELIEF WITHOUT EVIDENCE" - that is faith. You are asked in religion to have faith...
conviction: noun, An unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence. (wordweb) From "The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...
... -M: In science, aren't you asked to believe in the Scientific Method? And do you have evidence that your *means of determining evidence* is correct?...
... need for proof or evidence. (wordweb) ... phenomena. ... misleading. The strong conviction used by science would be to avoid a strong conviction to any...
... You don't have to believe in it. The evidence that it works is right in front of you (you are using a computer to read this right?). ... Your definition...
Here's how it works, Mark. The speaker gets to determine which definition of the word he uses. I am now speaking, "I have no faith in anything, I have proof...
OK, here is the definition of faith from the Compact Oxford English Dictionary. OED is considered to be *the* English dictionary. faith • noun 1 complete...
--bestonnet_00 wrote: -M: So which one are you proposing as the operational definition? You can even make your own if you like, I just need one to work with. ...
... definition of the word he uses. I am now speaking, "I have no faith in anything,... -M: And this you have faith in. ... -M: And you have faith in your...
... Winning debates is what the sophist did and lawyers do. However neither have added one iota of knowledge or understanding to human episteme. I hope you're...
... PEER REIVEWED sources. -M: Yes they do. ... -M: How about responding to me point-by-point? Sore loser. shanti Mark, Seattle ... which definition of the...
Arguing or debating with christians is a waste of time, They "know it all" and they never shut up! one had said "I am your friend" before they knew I am an...
... You can even make your own if you like, I just need one to work with. ... -M: Did you take geometry in school? Did you ever use multiple definitions...
... -M: I am arguing for the definitions that I like because they are the most rigorous - the test is in the debate, so give me responses that I can work with....
... -M: By this logic, then I guess that your debate isn't adding one iota of knowledge or understanding to human episteme. ... -M: Yes. ... -M: This is how...
... right in front of you (you are using a computer to read this right?). -M: Yes, I have FAITH in this, and I hope that you do too. ... tested than your...
... They "know it all" and they never shut up! one had said "I am your friend" before they knew I am an atheist, and ignored me or shunned me afterward. This...
... I haven't seen any new knowledge added myself. ... No. It's how people who realise that you are pointless to debate get out of it. He didn't concede to...
... [...] ... definition. ... Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary Main Entry: faith [...] 3 : something that is believed especially with strong conviction; [...]...