[MD] The End of Faith

[Heather Perella]

> >Ron:
> >What makes you think they are not making judgments
> of intellectual
> >quality?
> >That they are not believing in certain things based
> on their own
> >standards?
> 
> Steve:
> People generally do believe things based on their
> own standards of intellectual quality. When they
> say, "you just have to have faith that the Bible is
> the word of God," after pointing out contradictions
> in the text, historical research on how the book was
> made, inconsistencies with what the person himself
> believes about the world, morality etc., it is
> because their own standards have failed them. People
> will freely admit that it doesn't make sense, but
> you have to have faith.  The word only comes up
> (with respect to a given belief) when the person's
> own standards have failed.


SA:  Steve, this has been a very interesting.  Your
distinctions on these issues are very good.  The
clarity and presentation has been outstanding!  I'd
have to agree with you on this.  Faith is a rejection
of evidence and logical cohesion.  I've been learning
quite a bit by what you've been saying.  Bravo!


lots of snow falling now,
SA


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