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In either case, faith is based upon the interpretation of the intangible ([[feeling]]s, [[emotion]]s, etc.) instead of the physically tangible and is primarily associated with [[religion]] in modern times.

In either case, faith is based upon the interpretation of the intangible ([[feeling]]s, [[emotion]]s, etc.) instead of the physically tangible and is primarily associated with [[religion]] in modern times.

   

   

<center>For lessons on the topic of '''''[[Faith]]''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Faith this link].</center>

<center>For lessons on the topic of '''''[[Faith]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Faith this link].</center>

== Epistemological validity of faith ==

== Epistemological validity of faith ==

There exists a wide [[spectrum]] of opinion with respect to the epistemological validity of faith.  On one extreme is [[logical positivism]], which denies the validity of any beliefs held by faith; on the other extreme is [[fideism]], which holds that true belief can only arise from faith, because reason and evidence cannot lead to [[truth]].  Some [[Foundationalism|foundationalists]], such as [[St. Augustine of Hippo]] and [[Alvin Plantinga]], hold that all of our beliefs rest ultimately on beliefs accepted by faith.  Others, such as [[C.S. Lewis]], hold that faith is merely the [[virtue]] by which we hold to our reasoned [[ideas]], despite moods to the contrary.

There exists a wide [[spectrum]] of opinion with respect to the epistemological validity of faith.  On one extreme is [[logical positivism]], which denies the validity of any beliefs held by faith; on the other extreme is [[fideism]], which holds that true belief can only arise from faith, because reason and evidence cannot lead to [[truth]].  Some [[Foundationalism|foundationalists]], such as [[St. Augustine of Hippo]] and [[Alvin Plantinga]], hold that all of our beliefs rest ultimately on beliefs accepted by faith.  Others, such as [[C.S. Lewis]], hold that faith is merely the [[virtue]] by which we hold to our reasoned [[ideas]], despite moods to the contrary.

==Faith as commitment==

==Faith as commitment==

Sometimes, faith means a belief in a relationship with a [[deity]]. In this case, "faith" is used in the sense of "fidelity." For many Jews, the [[Hebrew Bible]] and [[Talmud]] depict a committed but contentious relationship between their God and the Children of Israel. For a lot of people, faith or the lack thereof, is an important part of their [identity]], for example a person who identifies himself or herself as a [[Muslim]] or a [[skeptic]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faiths]

Sometimes, faith means a belief in a relationship with a [[deity]]. In this case, "faith" is used in the sense of "fidelity." For many Jews, the [[Hebrew Bible]] and [[Talmud]] depict a committed but contentious relationship between their God and the Children of Israel. For a lot of people, faith or the lack thereof, is an important part of their [identity]], for example a person who identifies himself or herself as a [[Muslim]] or a [[skeptic]].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faiths]

==Quote==

==Quote==

"[[Salve|Saving]] '''faith''' has its birth in the [[human]] [[heart]] when the moral [[consciousness]] of man realizes that human [[value|values]] may be translated in mortal [[experience]] from the [[material]] to the [[spiritual]], from the human to the [[divine]], from [[time]] to [[eternal|eternity]]."[http://www.nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_102_-_The_Foundations_of_Religious_Faith]

"[[Salve|Saving]] '''faith''' has its birth in the [[human]] [[heart]] when the moral [[consciousness]] of man realizes that human [[value|values]] may be translated in mortal [[experience]] from the [[material]] to the [[spiritual]], from the human to the [[divine]], from [[time]] to [[eternal|eternity]]."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_102_-_The_Foundations_of_Religious_Faith]

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