Quote by Walter Kaufmann
Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based o

Faith means intense, usually confident, belief that is not based on evidence sufficient to command assent from every reasonable person. – Walter Kaufmann

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The only theism worthy of our respect believes in God not because of the way the world is made but in spite of that. The only theism that is no less profound than the Buddhas atheism is that represented in the Bible by Job and Jeremiah. – Walter Kaufmann

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To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith of a heretic. – Walter Kaufmann

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Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life. – Jonathan Edwards

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You cannot be President of the United States if you dont have faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial in the Civil War and all that stuff. – George H. W. Bush

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What is certainty but the refuge of those whose faith is not strong enough to entertain doubt. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Faith is a state of openness or trust. – Alan Watts

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