[LeoSolaris]

Likely not.

Faith is emotional and traditions based.

Data requires reasoning and logic, as well as allowing changes that conflict with tradition.

This struggle has been occurring in some form since at least the dawn of writing, though likely much longer.

[oldandtired]

Let's start with a question. What is your definition of the word "faith"? I ask this because there is a disconnect between which definition of faith various people use when they are discussing any subject that uses "faith".

I find it interesting that your use in the sentence "Faith is emotional and traditions based" can be applied to all sorts of groups with all sorts of agendas. These can include religious people, atheists, scientists, doctors and medical professionals, politicians, workers' unions, governments, political parties and politicians, teachers, etc., etc., etc.

As far as your next statement "Data requires reasoning and logic, as well as allowing changes that conflict with tradition', well I spent over 20 years dealing with all sorts of data, from analysis to collection to cleansing and so forth. From my perspective, I have to ask you a question as to what specific definition are you assigning to the word "data". This word has quite varying meanings and what one group may use as their definition for "data" may be at complete odds for what another group might be using as their definition.

As far as your statement is concerned, I have had to deal with many groups who do not apply reasoning and logic when it comes to "data". They have "faith" as in the blind kind that their data is correct. It is not uncommon for people to assume that the information at hand is "true" just because it is in some database somewhere or it accords with their belief system.

I am a disciple of Jesus Christ. I have looked at the evidence that is available for the historicity of Jesus Christ and what His disciples of that day said and did. The evidence suggests that He is who He says He is. This has lead to studying what other evidence exists and there is plenty. This evidence has lead to a considered trust which is one of the definitions of "faith". To that end, I have accumulated more "data" as in evidence that Jesus Christ is the Creator of the universe and that what He has said as recorded in the New Testament is consistent with reality.

What has interested me is that there are many who stand in opposition to the idea that Jesus Christ is Creator of the universe and all that goes with this and they exhibit a blind "faith" in their worldview. It appears that their "faith" is emotional and traditions based with an underlying attitude that anyone who actually investigates the matter is an idiot.