Try this on:
Love is much harder to pull off than hate is.
Hate, in many cases, requires only one predicate for its basis and the person who hates will almost always know what the "why" (or "why's) driving their hate is. Love, though not necessarily, is often based on more than one predicate and the person who loves can often be in a situation where they know that they love (someone or something) but, if asked, might well have some difficulty in naming or explaining why they love. It is therefore no surprise that love and faith are often intertwined. Consider the most straightforward definition of "faith:" "Faith is the choice to believe in something without the benefit of knowledge." It is this definition that lies at the heart of Christian faith and God's refusal to provide empirical proof of His/Her/Its existence. The Christian concept of salvation is based on faith and knowledge makes faith unnecessary, even irrelevant.
There is an abundance of faith in our Earthly lives that has no connection to traditional ideas of religion. One example:
If I am standing in front of you, holding an automobile battery in my hands, and you see me drop it, you will move away to protect your feet. That demonstrates your faith in gravity. Neither you nor anyone else knows what gravity is, what causes it or how it works. But yet, in the complete absence of knowledge, you have faith in the power of gravity and will act in a manner that you believe will save you from pain and possible injury.
Yes, I do believe that speculative contemplation is more fun than betting on the horses.…
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