Terrence,
I define faith as belief in things not known. Recently I was in Belize getting my SCUBA certification. For a solid week, I put my life into the hands of an instructor I had never met before: he wasn't referred to me by a friend, I didn't research and verify his ostensible credentials, I didn't run a background check on his work history nor the mortality rate of his students. He was the Divemaster, I believed in him--I had FAITH in him. Similarly, each day I used rented diving gear which was absolutely critical to my survival(regulators, air tanks, etc.) in which I had to place FAITH in their being well-maintained and fully functional.
". . . faith is the antithesis of good science and good thinking."
Terrence, I'll bet you exercise faith everyday. If not your life would be either be paralyzed by fear, or you would accomplish very little-- instead dwelling in minutae--verifying the functionality, safety, and reliability of nearly everything and everyone with whom you interact.
If you have another definition of faith, I'd be interested in hearing it.
Rick
p.s. Do you have faith in yourself and your abilities? |
