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Re:Welcome, ACLU by mwfunk on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @12:38AM (#13538557)
Of course they do. It's impossible to know whether or not God exists based on physical evidence; that's why religion is based on faith and not scientific research. People choose their religious beliefs, or (much more commonly) have them chosen for them. That's faith.
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Re:Welcome, ACLU by humanrebar on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @09:06AM (#13540753)
You make your best guess about whether God exists. You don't choose if it's true.

Also, faith means "trust", not "irrational opinion".

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Re:Welcome, ACLU by maze-le on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @09:53AM (#13541131)
> faith means "trust", not "irrational opinion".

Not quite, faith means "trust" in an "irrational opinion". Howerver, everyone should have the right to trust whatever opinion rational or irrational.

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Re:Welcome, ACLU by humanrebar on Wednesday February 01, 2017 @10:46AM (#13541548)
If you want to be precise, it means "trust in a person" in the original Greek. As in, the New England Patriots have faith in Bill Belichick.

That sort of faith can absolutely be rational.

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