Faith
Faith is a mental construction that humans use to fill in the gaps of knowledge and justify the unknown. Faith motivates the mind to the assurance of a certain idea, usually considered in a religious context. Therefore, nowadays faith has a religious connotation. However, faith can be taken out of religious context and put into secular context. We can consider faith as a synonym to ‘trust’, a way to believe in something given a lack of certainty.
Connotation tends to be religious, although it’s used in the secular world as well. Belief in something without having proof for it.
The problems with faith is that it is belief that is based on proof. It builds on emotions, but it is argued that it does not play any part in creating validity when it comes to religious faith. Some actually do say that faith is the problem of faith.
The problem with faith, is that it is a conversation stopper. Faith is a declaration of immunity to the powers of conversation. It is actually a reason why you cannot give reasons, for what and who you believe in.
The problems with faith is that it is belief that is based on proof. It builds on emotions, but it is argued that it does not play any part in creating validity when it comes to religious faith. Some actually do say that faith is the problem of faith.
The problem with faith, is that it is a conversation stopper. Faith is a declaration of immunity to the powers of conversation. It is actually a reason why you cannot give reasons, for what and who you believe in.
Faith cannot be questioned in the same way science can be.
Fundamental to all faithbased beliefs is the existence of a reality outside of our own minds. It is possible that everything around us only exists as a construction is our own minds. Some suggest we cannot find facts to support faith. It is not the kind of thing that has everything to do with facts, but if we have evidence to actually prove that what we believe in, is true, tht that takes away from real faith.
Faith vs. Expectation
“Well, if you believe, surely you expect”, is a phrase often reiterated by a handful of people, but that’s not true. Although they are closely linked, faith and expectation are distinctly different.
Many people have come to believe in the Bible or the Quran, and have faith in the power God posses to manifest their lives, however they don’t expect it to manifest their own lives. Faith does have to come first before expectation can exist. If you don’t believe that something can take place, it’s highly doubtful that you would expect it to take place.
Taken out of a religious context, scientists and/or inventors face go through the same process. While working on theories scientific individuals tend to have faith in their work and expect their work to lead to something else in the future. They don’t know how it would but they surely expect it to happen.
In summation, faith comes before expectation, and expectation cannot take place without faith.
Many people have come to believe in the Bible or the Quran, and have faith in the power God posses to manifest their lives, however they don’t expect it to manifest their own lives. Faith does have to come first before expectation can exist. If you don’t believe that something can take place, it’s highly doubtful that you would expect it to take place.
Taken out of a religious context, scientists and/or inventors face go through the same process. While working on theories scientific individuals tend to have faith in their work and expect their work to lead to something else in the future. They don’t know how it would but they surely expect it to happen.
In summation, faith comes before expectation, and expectation cannot take place without faith.
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The following video addresses the question of; the role and power of religious faith in relation to the its ability to cure illness and provides us with a point of reference from which we may go on to discuss the importance of the placebo effect in the effective treatment of illnesses without professional medial intervention in the form of blood transfusion or surgery, or the consumption of medication. |
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Sources;
Alchin, Nicholas, and Carolyn P. Henly. Theory of Knowledge: For the IB Diploma. London: Hodder Education, 2014. Print.
"Faith vs. Expectation." Mac Hammond Blog. N.p., 29 July 2014. Web. 12 June 2015.
Alchin, Nicholas, and Carolyn P. Henly. Theory of Knowledge: For the IB Diploma. London: Hodder Education, 2014. Print.
"Faith vs. Expectation." Mac Hammond Blog. N.p., 29 July 2014. Web. 12 June 2015.