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Old 07-11-2008, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MS Fowler View Post
Christianity, as a revealed religion--meaning truth revealed by God that is otherwise unknowable--- is a very different matter.

You do not believe because you choose not to believe.
How is that different from Islam, Judaism or even Greek Mythology? Don't they also claim that their truth is revealed by their diety?

Belief: confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof. If you don't have the confidence, how do you choose to have confidence in something?
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