Quote by Peter Singer
What is faith? If you believe something because you have evidence

What is faith? If you believe something because you have evidence for it, or rational argument, that is not faith. So faith seems to be believing something despite the absence of evidence or rational argument for it. – Peter Singer

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I dont think nationalism is alone holding the field its in contention with a lot of different things. – Peter Singer

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The new freedom of expression brought by the Internet goes far beyond politics. People relate to each other in new ways, posing questions about how we should respond to people when all that we know about them is what we have learned through a medium that permits all kinds of anonymity and deception. – Peter Singer

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When fish experience something that would cause other animals physical pain, they behave in ways suggestive of pain, and the change in behaviour may last several hours. – Peter Singer

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The infinite faith I have in peoples ability to understand anything that makes sense has always been justified, finally, by their behavior. – Alice Walker

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Trust is to human relationships what faith is to gospel living. It is the beginning place, the foundation upon which more can be built. Where trust is, love can flourish. – Barbara Smith

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Its not the tools that you have faith in – tools are just tools. They work, or they dont work. Its people you have faith in or not. Yeah, sure, Im still optimistic I mean, I get pessimistic sometimes but not for long. – Steve Jobs

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Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel. – Ambrose Bierce

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Profit is sweet, even if it comes from deception. – Sophocles

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Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems. – Timothy Murphy

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The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained by sudden flight, but they, while their companions slept, were toiling upward in the night. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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It is characteristic of all deep human problems that they are not to be approached without some humor and some bewilderment. – Freeman Dyson

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