The dictionary.com definition of faith is:
This question is important and becoming all the more so since there is a growing portion of our population that blindly believes Bronze Age myths due to the notion of “faith.” I could wax rhapsodic on this subject for hours. Rather than do that, I’d like to share an entry from Greta Christina’s blog which is a very articulate and accurate description of religious faith contrasted with secular faith.
The net of this is, secular faith is a rational trust developed over time with evidence. It is not absolute and can be reshaped, or even lost, as the situation changes. Religious faith is a different animal, it’s about being absolutely convinced of the presence of a deity and giving up one’s life, thoughts, and soul to that entity in exchange for ever-lasting life in paradise.
Go read Greta’s blog, it’s much more articulate and rich in context than this abridged version.
[...] on from the post yesterday about the differences between religious and secular faith, Greta Christina has another excellent [...]