I know, it makes you feel good to lump me in with you faithers. Sorry, you fail. Betting is a game, not faith.
prove it.....
If I bet the 10-0 Patriots to beat the 2-8 Cleveland Browns, it's not faith, but common sense or deductive reasoning... No faith required.
No, it's FAITH. You have faith that the Patriots will beat the Browns based on your reasoning. You will put up your money with a bookie who has faith you are wrong. Usually there is a points handicap involved and that is also based on reasoning and faith. Deductive reasoning does not eliminate faith. Many Christians have deduced through reasoning that their God exists.... the same as your reasoning.
Faith is belief in something not proved. It has not been proved that the Patriots WILL defeat the Browns... you have FAITH they will... it's not yet proved. You've already tipped your hand on this... you are conflating faith with "blind faith" which is a type of faith involving no deductive reasoning. You do this because you want to elevate your faith above the faith of others. But you don't get to redefine words or evaluate the nature of other people's faith.