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Semantics in faith

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Hello Rabbi,
I think there is a mistake in the conceptualization of the term 'faith'. In my opinion, the question that should be asked is whether I think there is a God, not whether I believe there is a God.
This is because faith means trusting in something, so I can believe in God to give me longevity, or Abraham, for example, believes in God's promise and God counts it as righteousness. But trusting in the very reality of God is an empty statement that means nothing.
On the other hand, if a person has calculated and concluded that there probably is a God, then he currently *thinks* that there is a God, and does not believe in it.
 
What do you think?
 

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Why is the semantic question important? The question is what is important, not what the word 'faith' means. In essence, the concept of God includes the fact that His commands are binding. God is someone for whom the mere fact that He commands is enough to commit to it. Anyone who does not see God in this way (for example, if he says: I know that God has commanded, but why should I obey?) does not believe in God (at least does not understand the concept of God correctly). Just as someone who asks: I know that morality says X, but why am I obligated to do X? does not understand what morality is.

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