Content
@
0 reply
0 recast
0 reaction
Sam Iglesias
@sam
Does belief require a rational ground? Is faith a rational ground? https://x.com/garrytan/status/1755271682779156986?s=46
8 replies
0 recast
4 reactions
Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
Religious faith being “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen”, is by definition irrational; it’s belief w/o proof Descartes argued that it’s rational to believe anyway, from a pure EV standpoint, but of course you can’t will yourself to have faith just because it’s advantageous
1 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
Thomas
@aviationdoctor.eth
But faith is a loaded term. Often times I’ll embark on a project not knowing how I’m going to solve the problem at hand. But I have faith (≈ confidence, trust) that I will find a way and succeed, and that faith is empirical / rooted in experience (having done similar things successfully before)
0 reply
0 recast
1 reaction
