Value of simple faith?
Hello, Your Honor,
Is there value in someone who believes in God out of "simple faith" and not out of rationality?
What about people who don't have a high level of thinking? I personally really like reading your articles and listening to your lessons on faith, etc., but I know many people who won't understand a word.
If you have already written about this, I would be happy if you would direct me to them.
Akiva
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I have addressed this more than once, also in the first issue and in various series. There is no such thing as innocent faith. Every logical argument is based on assumptions, and therefore, in the bottom line, we all start from 'innocent faith.' If someone believes because it seems true to them and that is it, it is faith for all intents and purposes, which is no less than a faith based on elaborate philosophical arguments. There are those who do not have innocent faith or who have encountered difficulties and therefore need arguments. Those who do not have difficulties are healthy.
There is a certain advantage for someone who has examined his faith and has also encountered difficulties, since the 'naive' believer may not truly believe, because if he had encountered the difficulties he might have abandoned his faith. So the fact that he did not encounter them does not make him a believer. He is an unconscious atheist. But no one has encountered all the difficulties and all the formulations, and therefore this can be said of every person.
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