Consider the following comments and develop a piece of writing in response to
one or more of them. Yor writing will !e "dged on the #alit$ of $or response to the theme% how well $o organise and present $or point of view& and how e'ectivel$ $o e(press $orself. Yo will not !e "dged on the views or attitdes $o e(press. Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them. )laise *ascal He who has faith has an inward reservoir of courage, hoe, con!dence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well " even though to the world it may aear to come out most badly. ). C. +or!es Faith# not wanting to $now what is true. +riedrich Niet,sche Reason is our soul%s left hand, faith her right. -ohn .onne &he faith that stands on authority is not faith. Ralph Waldo Emerson 'ltimately, blind faith is the only $ind. /ason Coole$ (lan Title0 .o I !elieve in faith1 What is faith1 2 m$ de3nition What is faith for1 2 when 4nowledge fails 5ow faith is sed1 2 as 6gestimation7 techni#e& spplements 4nowledge For )gainst *ascal& +or!es& .onne Niet,sche& Emerson& Coole$ +acilitates manifestation of corage& hope& calmness and trst Coole$ and others ma$ see trst as naive +aith is a spplementation to what $o alread$ 4now Niet,sche and others ma$ see faith as a wa$ to remain in ignorance +aith is helpfl& almost li4e a 8 th sense +aith and 4nowledge isn7t faith -amie Tomlin according to Emerson Can !e sed !$ religios fanatics to 4ill and destro$ in the name of God I !elieve that faith is a #alit$ that ever$one shold strive to emplo$ in ever$da$ life. I perceive faith to !e a si(th sense9li4e& intitive feeling $o get from God. :ther names cold !e the 6s!conscios7 or the 6id7. These alternate names represent the instinctal and natral feelings that I get at times. +or me& faith is !e$ond "st feeling& it is a comple( interaction !etween what I 4now and I feel. I se faith to spplement m$ 4nowledge. /$ faith allows me to !elieve in miracles and other nli4el$ instances. I se faith when I pra$ for God to gide m$ hand when I ta4e e(ams. I se faith ever$ da$ so that I will live to see another da$. I not onl$ !elieve in God& I also !elieve in m$self !ecase according to the )i!le& 6I can do all things throgh Christ that strengthens me7. Niet,sche is against is against faith& seeing it as an e(cse to remain ignorant. I do not agree with this as I am a lover of science and technolog$. I se m$ faith as a stepping stone to the correct answer. +aith is sed in con"nction with m$ 4nowledge so that I ma$ o!tain more 4nowledge. +aith not onl$ helps me to choose correctl$ in o!"ective sitations !t also in s!"ective ones. I agree with +or!es a!ot faith !ecase I se it to help me ma4e di;clt decisions. )eing a good person and doing the right thing ta4es faith. Choosing whether to trst another person with m$ thoghts& feelings and opinions re#ires m$ faith in them. I se faith as it is meant to !e. I do not maniplate others and commit crimes in the name of m$ faith li4e religios fanatic grops. Atheists choose to forsa4e faith in favor of science and concrete facts. This ma$ !e as a reslt of contradiction that faith is positive. <illing and destro$ing in the name of faith negates the tre power of faith. +aith shold alwa$s !e sed for good. +aith does not encorage violence and wrong doing. I !elieve that faith is something that we shold all have& faith in each other and faith in orselves. +aith in orselves is especiall$ important as it fels or sols and wor4s together with reason and intellect. (ossible imrovements Religion0 a social phenomenon1 *ositive impacts e.g. promotes goodwill& gives societ$ something to !elieve in& sense of commnit$ Negative impacts e.g. religios fanatics& Chrch hinders progression of science =wants ignorance of an$thing !e$ond religion 2 Galileo>& societ$ ta4en advantage of in terms of monetar$ gain& ph$sical sitations =religios se( clts& pol$gam$& etc.> -amie Tomlin *oints to consider o Is science ma4ing faith redndant1 o Is faith harmfl in that it can !e sed to denonce modern science =eg. medicine& distance commnication& etc.> o Is societ$ !ased on pre reason dangeros1 =what are some e(amples of societies that have forsa4en religion in favor of science> -amie Tomlin