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Theists who are both well-informed (about the real universe, about human nature, etc.) and honest
Do not exist. By definition, such a being is impossible.
will generally admit that belief in the existence of a god requires FAITH, that is, the will to believe without insisting upon evidence or rational proof.
See what I was saying about the honesty bit?
Faith= ignorance and rejection of facts. It is the refusal to base one's position on facts and reason because you want to use an ideology to justify your actions.
I define "faith" as a certainty and persistence of belief [in the truth of a proposition] that is impervious to evidence and reason
I'm pretty sure the word for that is 'stupidity', actually. Like the Keynesians having faith that more stimulus and further inflation of the monetary supply will magically fix the economy.
. In other words, no amount of evidence and no form of rational argument will shake the believer from continuing to believe
Back to informed and honest, eh?