Belief, as I use the word here, is the insistence that the truth - TopicsExpress

Belief, as I use the word here, is the insistence that the truth is what one would “lief” or wish it to be. The believer will open his mind to the truth on the condition that it fits in with his preconceived ideas and wishes. Faith, on the other hand, is an unreserved opening of the mind to the truth, whatever it may turn out to be. Faith has no preconceptions; it is a plunge into the unknown. Belief clings, but faith lets go. In this sense of the word, faith is the essential virtue of science, and likewise of any religion that is not self-deception. I really like what Watts has to say here about the difference between belief and faith, which are often used (even by myself) synonymously when, in fact, they are nearly diametric opposites. My thanks to Shayna for bringing this to my attention.

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