Faith

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A belief or set of beliefs, often religious, that is held with strong conviction.

Theology: The study of the nature of God and religious belief.
Anthropology of religion: The study of the human experience of religion and beliefs.
Ethnography: The scientific description of individual cultures and customs.
Philosophy of religion: The examination of religious beliefs and practices using the tools and concepts of philosophy.
Comparative religion: The study of various religions to determine similarities and differences.
Cosmology: The study of the origins and concepts of the universe.
Evolution: The study of the biological processes of life and how they have changed over time.
Quantum mechanics: The study of the physical properties of matter and energy.
Ethics: The philosophical study of morality and values in human behavior and decision making.
Metaphysics: The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of reality beyond the physical world.
Christianity: It is a monotheistic religion that revolves around the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Islam: It is a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the prophet Muhammad.
Hinduism: It is a polytheistic religion that originated in ancient India.
Buddhism: It is a non-theistic religion that originated in ancient India and is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
Judaism: It is a monotheistic religion that originated in ancient Israel.
Sikhism: It is a monotheistic religion that originated in Punjab, India.
Scientism: It views science as the only valid means of finding truth and knowledge.
"something that is believed especially with strong conviction," "complete trust", "belief and trust in and loyalty to God", as well as "a firm belief in something for which there is no proof"
"The word 'faith' derives from the Latin word fides... instead, it was understood as a paradoxical set of reciprocal ideas: voluntary will and voluntary restraint."
"Religious people often think of faith as confidence based on a perceived degree of warrant or evidence."
"Others who are more skeptical of religion tend to think of faith as simply belief without evidence."
"According to Thomas Aquinas, faith is 'an act of the intellect assenting to the truth at the command of the will.'"
"Faith, derived from Latin fides and Old French feid, is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or concept."
"Religious people often think of faith as confidence based on a perceived degree of warrant, or evidence."
"In the context of religion, faith is 'belief in God or in the doctrines or teachings of religion'."
"According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary, faith is 'something that is believed especially with strong conviction.'"
"... whereby one party willfully surrenders to a party who could do harm but chooses not to, thereby entrusting or confiding in them."
"Complete trust."
"Religion has a long tradition, since the ancient world, of analyzing divine questions using common human experience."
"Faith is 'a firm belief in something for which there is no proof'."
"Faith has multiple definitions, including 'something that is believed especially with strong conviction' and 'belief and trust in and loyalty to God'."
"Thomas Aquinas defines faith as 'an act of the intellect assenting to the truth at the command of the will'."
"Religion... analyze divine questions using... sensation, reason, science, and history."
"Faith is confidence or trust in a person, thing, or concept."
"Faith is simply belief without evidence."
"It was understood as a paradoxical set of reciprocal ideas: voluntary will and voluntary restraint."
"Religion... analyze divine questions using common human experience such as sensation, reason, science, and history." Please note that the quotes provided are not direct quotations from the paragraph but rather summaries of the relevant information.