I've yet to find a better definition of faith than the Pauline
definition--"faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of
things not seen."
This need for hope (or it's stronger cousin, faith) reflects not only
what we don't know, but also what we can't know. Almost all that we do
each day is fraught with faith, as you infer, John. The faith that our
life will look today something like it did yesterday; the faith that it
may indeed be a better day. Reason (the existence of which is another act
of faith) is a cognitive activity by which we order our lives.
Many of the richest experiences in life have little to do with reason.
I'm thinking of romantic love, relationships, bearing children (and
raising them). If you want to see (and experience) faith in action, find
yourself driving at speeds in excess of 120 kph in bumper to bumper
traffic!
Doc
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