The one you have written in "Sins and Virtues"?
David, Hell will freeze over...
:-)
How about this:
Logic: A formal system of relationship between elements.
Good: A desired state.
Truth: An inevitable outcome.
Rational: Consistent with a logic.
Irrational: Contrary to a logic.
Reasonable: Consistent with a good.
Unreasonable: Contrary to a good.
Valid: Consistent with a truth.
Invalid: Contrary to a truth.
Faith: A belief which is held to be valid and reasonable, without regard to
it's rationality. A belief independent of any logic.
That approximates your defintion of faith, minus the negative evangelism.
You are welcome to change anything you like, as long as you recognize
that I will take issue with any alteration that I feel casts a negative
connotation upon faith. My client is innocent until proven guilty
by a jury of it's peers.
(By the way, could you stop calling me "brother Reed". I suspect it is
not a sign of respect, given the context. ;-) )
Reed
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