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Religious faith is a concept that has been defined in various ways, from trust to the biblical definition found in Hebrews:

"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

The elusive nature of its definition makes it unclear as to what religious faith truly is. Can anyone shed some light on its true nature? Furthermore, according to the bible, why should it be considered better evidence than things that can be seen?

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[–] philo@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

"Religious faith seems to involve believing that you know something that is impossible to know. In fact, if you substitute the phrase 'making believe you know something you can't possibly know' for 'religious faith' in any sentence, the meaning remains the same."