Objection · Case 09 · Atheism
Even grounded trust goes beyond the evidence; that’s what makes it trust rather than knowledge. So isn’t the disagreement with Dawkins smaller than it sounds?
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Response
Fair, and worth saying. Trust extends beyond what is strictly proven, which is why it is trust; but it is proportioned to evidence, the way trusting a friend rests on their track record. Dawkins’s definition, belief in the absence of or against evidence, describes something different from proportioned trust, and that difference is the point. Faith goes beyond proof but not beyond reason is the short form.
About this exhibit
This objection is to Hebrews 11:1 and the meaning of the Greek word “pistis”.
The New Testament word for faith, pistis, means first of all trust or confidence, and such trust can rest on evidence, the way trust in a reliable friend rests on experience of that friend. Hebrews…
Under Claim 07: In the Bible the word “faith” means grounded trust, not belief without evidence.