To begin with faith has a definition issue which causes confusion. Where people use it colloquially to mean different things that are similar but not interchangeable. Such as trust, hope, confidence, belief, evidence and evidence of things not seen. Then it can be misinterpreted between people, or have the meaning changed in-between premises which can trick people.
For what is the harm, faith is what allows people to smuggle in insufficient evidence to support their claims. This causes people to believe false information, which once convinced of they will then act on. This includes direct actions and indirect such as voting for harmful policies or not stopping someone else from doing something harmful. Another harm is false hope. Secondarily, if you use faith as a method for determining what is true in one situation, you are more susceptible to it in other. Opening yourself up to being conned.
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To begin with faith has a definition issue which causes confusion. Where people use it colloquially to mean different things that are similar but not interchangeable. Such as trust, hope, confidence, belief, evidence and evidence of things not seen. Then it can be misinterpreted between people, or have the meaning changed in-between premises which can trick people.
For what is the harm, faith is what allows people to smuggle in insufficient evidence to support their claims. This causes people to believe false information, which once convinced of they will then act on. This includes direct actions and indirect such as voting for harmful policies or not stopping someone else from doing something harmful. Another harm is false hope. Secondarily, if you use faith as a method for determining what is true in one situation, you are more susceptible to it in other. Opening yourself up to being conned.