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Material connected with faith.
Faith can mean trust based upon evidence, confidence despite uncertainty or belief without sufficient evidence. Whether it reliably finds truth depends upon which meaning is intended and whether errors can be detected.
The word gods can refer to creator beings, personal deities, spirits, symbols, cosmic principles, tribal protectors, moral authorities or imagined beings. Before judging claims about gods, it is necessary to ask what kind of claim is being made.
A belief can feel certain, sacred, obvious or emotionally powerful and still be mistaken. Truth requires more than the strength of conviction.
Philosopher · 1711–1776 · Philosophy, scepticism, empiricism
David Hume is important to Truth By Reason because he challenged weak claims about miracles, causation, religion and certainty through sceptical and empirical reasoning.
Questioning a religion is not automatically disrespectful. It depends on how it is done and whether the aim is honest examination or needless insult.
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