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Analyzing Believers and Unbelievers
At one level of the religion-science dialogue, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, and philosophers have analyzed why millions of people believe...
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On a Typology of Beliefs
Our attitudes and actions are often governed by our personal beliefs and the overall belief system under which we...
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Contextual Relevance of Faith and Doubt
The value in distinguishing different types of faith and doubt lies not only in clarifying these important mental states,...
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Faith in Science and in Religion
Not recognizing the difference between intelligibility faith and religious faith leads to statements like: “Whereas religions normally make a...
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Doubt in Religion
Just as it is simplistic to say that there is no faith component in science, it is not quite...
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Doubt and its Variety
Doubt is a state of mind, some would say an affliction of the mind. It refers to a condition...
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More on the Scientist’s Faith
This recognition will resolve what may seem like a paradox to some: that profound and creative scientific minds can...
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More on Religious Faith
As stated in the last essay, religious faith is an essential element in any religious context. Usually, but not...
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Three Types of Faith
Faith may be looked upon as the implicit trust one places in a person, thing, or idea, often without...
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Doubt in Philosophy and in Science
Doubt has philosophical and as well as scientific relevance. Since ancient times, keen minds have argued for a skeptical...