I read somewhere that faith and God are on the other side of reason and cannot be explained using words, ect.?
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Faith is not something that can be easily explained, it is just something you know. The Bible says that faith is the belief in things not seen. I believe in air, I can't see it but sometimes I feel it. It is faith that makes me believe the air is still there even when the wind isn't blowing. God is like that. You can't see Him, but if you pay close attention you can feel Him sometimes.  It is faith that lets you believe that He is there even when you don't feel Him.
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well, faith is all about being able to believe in something without physical proof of it existing. logically, that doesnt make sense. but, thats what faith is about. anyone can have faith in something when its right in front of you with the answers spelled out. but to be realistic, the bible doesnt explain everything. and it contradicts what we know is scientifically proven. but thats just it, you've independantly thought about this, and questioned it, you obviously werent brainwashed into anything. and if you want to believe in it, it sounds like you're ready. if you decide not to, thats cool too. i can understand that.\n\nto me, faith is about saying "i believe theres more to existence than what we understand right now".
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T.S. Eliot said mankind cannot bear very much reality.  Faith is a psychological crutch, the thing that keeps you from going mad every time you remember that you, too, are going to die and there's nothing to be done about it and it's just so massively unfair.  Naturally nobody would ever admit this.  When getting an education and applying logic and reason are so very difficult and frightening, it's "only human" to take the easy way out.\n\nWhich means, come to think of it, that faith isn't really a virtue! Virtue is supposed to be a matter of making hard choices -- otherwise it's valueless.\n\nI suppose the reason why people value faith (despite all of this) is that they have nothing better to put in its place -- after all, they've already given up on reality.  When you've chosen to discard the very best thing going, what the hell else is there except a fantasy.
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i'm not that comfortble with some rules... such as polygamy etc. i believe faith is not measured in actions but how you believe in the creator
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When it comes to faith, I like to think of all the reasons why I can't stop my belief. Look at all the things that I don't have an answer for. The things that I can't do. All the times that my friends and family have let me down. Everything that science hasn't got a clue about. With all that we are limited on there has to be something more, something greater than just us. While we are limited, God is not. He has taken care of every detail in nature, as well as outside of nature. Faith is the couragr to believe when there is no way to explain why. This is why we have cars, planes, cures for illness, and the hope of tomorrow. Without faith,... given our limits, we really would be lost. If we don't hold on to an ever increasing faith were doomed. God has created everything, including our measure of faith, it's there for the taking... just ask HIm. He holds all wisdom untill such time as we are ready to take hold of it. All that's lacking is the trust for taking it. That comes with the relationship that we develop with Him. The closer that relationship is, the more faith you will find yourself having.\nMatt.
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The key words are faith and belief. that is why I get so on my high horse when religions try to invoke science to try and prove thier god exists, or even worse use their god to prove science doesn't.
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Prayer requires faith whilst the other action you noted in your inquiry requires imagination; thus, the two are very different, and neither of them are linked.
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I heard an old guy named Dr. Eno preach on faith one time.  One of those guys who have been around so long and was pretty wise. He summed is up this way:  "Faith is believing God."\n\nI've always remembered that and I've always found it to fit.
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It all comes down to faith. No, you didn't see those things happen, and you can't see God, although you can see His creation. However, you can't see the wind, either, yet you know or have faith, that it's there when you feel it, right? Or if you are inside, and cannot feel it, but you see the trees waving back and forth, you know, or believe, or have faith, that it's there, because you see the effects of it, right? Or how about if you go to sit down on the couch; you don't question it, or it's ability to hold you, you just plunk your butt down on it, right? Well, that is faith. You have faith it will hold you. This is why Christians believe the Bible. we have faith. And I think it must just be in circles you hang in (which makes sense, if you're not a believer) that religion (I'm assuming you mean belief in God by that) is dying out, becuase from what I can see, young people are hungrier than ever for relationship with God.
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It is very sad. Anyone who does a good amount of reading on ethics will know better. Christians tend to not read good books. They just accept the beliefs they were raised with and stick to them out of loyalty, fear, and familiarity. A lot of people don't like to think that what their parents taught them was wrong. A lot of people also have a very hard time dealing with mortality without a belief in a Heaven and benevolent god waiting for them. The truth is, we really just do not know what happens. There could be a deeper purpose to our being here. There could of been an intelligence behind what is. I would never say there definitely is or is not. On the same token though I can see the works or man from a mile away. The Bible wreaks of man, and all his fears. It's far too obvious that a god had nothing to do with what's in that book. I can can spot it just like I can spot the hand writing of a three year old. It's a shame others have such a hard time seeing this. I think this goes beyond their intelligence or lack thereof. It comes from a much deeper emotional issue. To lose faith in God would be akin to losing meaning to everything and that would leave them horribly broken and lost. It's too bad they can't see the other alternatives. One can lead a very spiritual life without placing belief in ridiculous claims.
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People often revert to the "faith excuse" when they don't have the real answer at hand. But faith is also very necessary due to the fact that God didn't tell us everything we might like to know about him. For example, if God made all things, who made God? Nobody! God always existed. He's the first cause of everything. Now, that's hard to wrap a human brain around! I can tell you that most of the answers you're looking for are out there, readily available, if you know where to look for them. You won't find all of them in the Bible, either. It's complicated and it takes time, but you can arrive at the truth. Then you won't need nearly as much faith. For prompt, complete, accurate and free answers to your questions about God via email, go to www.AskMeAboutGod.Org
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no.  everyone believes in something different when it comes to things that cannot be proven (ie monotheism/polytheism).  and you might not want to quote something from someone biased.
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"Faith" means absence of proof.  In the absence of proof, it is not only OK for you to question things, but you are expected to do so.
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Faith does not rely on reality. It is a willingness, even desire, to believe in that which cannot be proven to exist. You can literally create any reality you want to, and if you have enough faith in it, that reality will appear solid and indisputable, to you, regardless of how unrealistic it is, or how little sense it makes. A lot of religious people don't really grasp this concept.
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No.\n\nTo accept faith is to distribute the logic behind reason.\n\nReason is merely taking what lies before us and describing how it got there correct?  \n\nAll we can know is what we know.\n\nBut what about what we cannot know?\n\nIf reason suggets that all things arrived from something. faith is accepting that you didn't put it there.  Someone else did.\n\nUsing reason and faith, always that element of faith, we find hope and aspiration.  Contentment.\n\nReason always leads to more questions. \nFaith brings you to a solution.
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God works in mysterious ways. It is not for us to understand God's work. We must have faith that He is all knowing and His actions should never be questioned.Our feeble minds could never comprehend Gods love for us.
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You can have both.While intellect uses reason and logic It is not at all a contradiction to have faith or hope or wonder about the mysteries of life .Scientists cannot measure some things so they cannot be proved or disproved.Yet.