"Gametech" <voltronalpha at hotmail.com> writes: > Damien Sullivan wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 12:26:36AM -0600, Gametech wrote: > > > >> I don't think faith is a bad thing, beliving that when you purchase > >> something from someone on ebay that they will send you the item > >> requires faith, faith in that person for being honest. Sure you can > >> make the most > > > > I call that 'trust', not 'faith'. > > > > -xx- Damien X-) > > faith > > 1.Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a > person, idea, or thing. > 2.Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. See > Synonyms at belief See Synonyms at trust. > 3.Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance: keeping faith with one's > supporters. > 4.often Faith Christianity. The theological virtue defined as secure > belief in God and a trusting acceptance of God's will. > 5.The body of dogma of a religion: the Muslim faith. > 6.A set of principles or beliefs. > > read deffiniton # one, trust and faith are fairly synomonous and you > are rightly so to call what I call faith trust, but I'm rightly so to call > it that myself. But we are in fact discussing meaning #4. -- David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b at dd-b.net / http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/ John Dyer-Bennet 1915-2002 Memorial Site http://john.dyer-bennet.net Dragaera mailing lists, see http://dragaera.info