"When someone uses the word faith, it implies that they do not have proof of what they are believing to be true."
Not always, and in particular not in this context.
faith [feyth] Show IPA –noun 1. confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/faith)
Yes, it's the first definition of a very common word in the dictionary. But for some reason it becomes a belaboured mystery as soon as the subject of religion comes up. A suspicious man might think there's something about the subject of religion that causes people to lose their minds.
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Date: 11/6/11 04:26 (UTC)Not always, and in particular not in this context.
faith
[feyth] Show IPA
–noun
1.
confidence or trust in a person or thing: faith in another's ability. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/faith)
Yes, it's the first definition of a very common word in the dictionary. But for some reason it becomes a belaboured mystery as soon as the subject of religion comes up. A suspicious man might think there's something about the subject of religion that causes people to lose their minds.