Faith definition #1:*complete trust or confidence in someone or
  something. Quite simple.* You may have a technical definition
  for it.* I'm using the general term.* The fundamental-difference
  thing is the 19th Century Conflict Thesis, rejected by modern
  Historians (it's considered Invalid) but received a fresh
  injection of new blood with the New Atheist movement,
  popularized by Dawkins and others. I'm quite familiar with
  epistemology.
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  [2]KENNETH UDUT
  Nov 10, 2014
  +[3]JaMoond Your conceptual understanding did not fall from the
  sky as a set of pure definitions: Your belief system is part of
  a historical context and I believe it's helpful know the history
  of one's own belief system.* I've been picking apart my own
  and... it's a messy process but very helpful, especially when
  you start getting into the realm prior to 18th Century and go
  back into the historical foundations of many of these
  assumptions we have about logic, reason, ideals, etc.* Knowing
  the history from which one's thinking comes from does not
  invalidate it, but provides a more proper context. Also, I
  believe I was starting a discussion by making a somewhat
  bombastic claim to gather interested parties.* With 163
  comments, I'd say it's succeeding - and a lot of learning has
  taken place on all sides of this discussion.

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