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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Faith is knowing the truth, even if others think it's a myth.[/quote]I think that myth is often truer than so called 'fact'. [/quote]Myth and fact are two different things.  They are not in competition with each other.  Myths are stories, that often have universal "truths" in them about human nature -- e.g. love, jealousy, compassion, revenge.

Facts are based on empirical knowledge that can be scientifically proven, e.g. the earth is round and rotates around the sun; you have a son and daughter who are the biological products of you and your spouse.[/quote]
If facts have quotes around them and are "so-called", then they are not facts.  Myths do often illustrate universal truths, and most of us atheist accept that there are many universal truths illustrated by the Bible.  It seems to me we do not have a lot of disagreement here.

I was the one who posted the first of the above, and meant it as a simple answer to the original question of what faith is, i.e., that it is being sure of what you believe even if others do not agree.  I don't see that as a judgment of anyone, just a description.[/quote]

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