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Single Idea 2919
[filed under theme 29. Religion / D. Religious Issues / 1. Religious Commitment / e. Fideism
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Full Idea
'Faith' means not wanting to know what is true.
Gist of Idea
'Faith' means not wanting to know what is true
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (The Anti-Christ [1889], 52)
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Twilight of the Idols and The Anti-Christ', ed/tr. Hollingdale,R.J. [Penguin 1972], p.169
The
12 ideas
with the same theme
[belief based on faith, without rational argument]:
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8158
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Do not seek to know Brahman by arguments, for arguments are idle and vain
[Anon (Upan)]
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7997
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Only by love can men see me, know me, and come to me, says Krishna
[Anon (Bhag)]
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17593
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Always be ready to give reasons for your beliefs
[Peter]
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6610
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I believe because it is absurd
[Tertullian]
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6609
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With respect to religion, reason is a blind whore
[Luther]
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22088
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Faith is like a dancer's leap, going up to God, but also back to earth
[Kierkegaard, by Carlisle]
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7584
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Without risk there is no faith
[Kierkegaard]
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7583
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Faith is the highest passion in the sphere of human subjectivity
[Kierkegaard]
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2919
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'Faith' means not wanting to know what is true
[Nietzsche]
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20269
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'I believe because it is absurd' - but how about 'I believe because I am absurd'
[Nietzsche]
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7596
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Faith is not just belief in propositions, but also putting trust in them
[Armstrong,K]
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4727
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The chief problem for fideists is other fideists who hold contrary ideas
[O'Grady]
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