FAITH... WITH REASON

FAITH... WITH REASON Mar 2, 2017 1:27:44 GMT

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Post by Vegas on Mar 2, 2017 1:27:44 GMT

Mar 2, 2017 0:06:38 GMT Eva Yojimbo said:

Mar 1, 2017 22:51:36 GMT Vegas said:

This mentality comes from my years of playing poker professionally, which is a game of nothing but risk/reward.

Well.. And fine-tuned skill.
It takes years of practice.. and an ability to bluff and read other people.

My point with the dice example was in showing how you can act on something where you're likely to lose because the risk is worth the reward.

And at no point is real faith applied.. You are just weighing a risk. It's not an act of faith to understand that you probably are going to lose... You're just hopeful that you don't.. because it has a huge pay off.

Hell.. Say that there is a bullet in the head for anyone who loses... and that "faith" of yours goes away quick.

There's a difference between that and... let's say... the buying of stock that your friend has some information on that will pay off... Sure, you might lose money.. But, you are putting faith in your friend's word... If he has already proven to be trustworthy and reliable.

Exactly, and yet you choose to drive your car knowing an accident is possible.

Yeah.. But at no point do I claim that I have faith that I'll never get into an accident.. nor do I even think that's actually true.
Once again... "Hoping for the best" really isn't faith of any kind... Even blind faith.

I can't imagine what you think "complete trust" could mean other than "certainty."

Well.. I do think that it doesn't necessarily necessitate that certain concept of "certainty".... I'm not sure that "YOU MUST BE 10000% CERTAIN" is the desired emphasis of the definition.
Having faith in something doesn't automatically mean that you can't have doubts or question your faith.
I'm not sure that that's what they meant to imply.

Once again.. I jump out of a burning window because the firefighters tell me not to worry.. They'll catch me... I have faith that they will.. I'll also have some doubts.. but my faith in them was "complete enough" to actually jump.