What is the difference between blind faith and faith…?

It’s so hard to answer this…

I think blind faith could be described as being a certain strength of faith… a point at which one’s faith in something is constant even if given “evidence” to the contrary. Erm, does that work at all?

I don’t really think there’s a difference. All faith is blind. Faith is believing without seeing so all faith would be blind. Blind faith may be considered a stronger belief but other than that I don’t think there’s much of a difference.

“Blind faith” to me is faith without reason, faith usually “inherited” from parents or church, faith which has been unexamined.

ooh @CaptainHarley that makes a lot of sense to me as a definition…

@harple

Thank you. I’m glad it does to someone! : )

Actually, I have been fond of saying for a number of years now that the unexamined faith is actually no faith at all. If God is the source of all faith, then it should be able to stad up against all of human reason and “logic.” Never be afraid to examine your beliefs in the stark light of human reasoning.

Beat to the punch. Damn you, @CaptainHarley!

LOL! : P

Steve Winwood was involved with one of them.

Faith is faith that has some reason. Blind faith is faith for no reason at all, other than you want it to be true.

Blind faith is Rick Perry; faith is Ron Paul.

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I don’t believe in faith without reason.
I do believe in faith with less-good reason than others.

To me, the term “blind faith” speaks to most silly or extremely untenable reasons for having faith in something. As @CaptainHarley suggested, without much thought or examination being put into it at all.

Faith is you trusting your dog. Blind faith is your dog trusting you.

Blind faith is writing or reading pseudo-assessments like “all faith is blind” without questioning it.

Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.

We all have faith in something, if not everything. We have faith that the pilots will fly us safely to our destinations, faith that our friends will be there for us, faith that we will make it to work safely, etc. Blind faith is what I consider to be a very rigid belief in something without examination or questioning. People who have blind faith in something usually will not look at evidence that could counter their beliefs or faith.

Exactly. Scientists have faith that the natural laws are the same next year.