Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Day 5 - It sounds exhausting to be a skeptic

Today I googled the word "faith". The first few entries were about the definition. One site I found interesting is The Skeptic's Dictionary. This site basically has entries on topics that are controversial. Here is the definition of "faith" on The Skeptic's Dictionary:

"Faith is a non-rational belief in some proposition. A non-rational belief is one that is contrary to the sum of the evidence for that belief. A belief is contrary to the sum of the evidence if there is overwhelming evidence against the belief, e.g., that the earth is flat, hollow, or is the center of the universe. A belief is also contrary to the sum of the evidence if the evidence seems equal both for and against the belief, yet one commits to one of the two or more equally supported propositions."

I have to tell you, reading that and deciphering what it was saying took more brain power than I wanted to exude. It's actually a pretty long entry if you want to read it here. I think it's harder to believe in nothing than to believe in something. It sounds exhausting to be a skeptic of faith.

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