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Originally Posted by tad10  stuff |
You're the first person to bring up a rational basis for faith in this thread. ToT was talking about a
logical basis for faith. There are reasons aplenty for rational faith. Your boss being both a Christian and the guy who controls your promotion rate, for one.
Likewise, you're the first person to suggest faith isn't a natural condition of humanity wired into us. I merely made the point that it is not the state at which we start out. Believing in supernatural forces requires conscious volition. Not believing them does not (note that, again, I am not talking about disproving supernatural forces), because when you're born you have no idea what the 'natural' is to the supernatural. Ultimately, all faiths are learned.
Lastly, whether or not as you said these are the right reasons for belief is a moot point. "Right" has nothing to do with what you're proposing.
The things you brought up have nothing to do with the post you replied to.
Anyway, apologies if I'm coming off as snarky. I'm not on a personal crusade or anything and I don't think you're less of a person. I'm just alt-tabbing a lot between windows and I'm too lazy to use emoticons.