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by n4r9 947 days ago
> I probably could do it if I dedicated to it very significant effort

That's entirely my point. You know that you could investigate these facts to their full extent, if you really wanted to. That does not hold for the "faith" that religion talks about.
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sdfghswe 947 days ago
I believe that I could, but I never did. So I have faith that the people who say they did are telling the truth. Best I've actually done is evaluate their credibility.
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n4r9 947 days ago
But the fact that you could is extremely important. There is a set of steps you or anyone can take should you wish to convince yourself. This, in my opinion, makes it fundamentally distinct from religious faith.
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