No. We tell dictionaries what words mean. Dictionaries report.I go by the dictionary definition, words mean things and the dictionary tells us what they mean.
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No. We tell dictionaries what words mean. Dictionaries report.I go by the dictionary definition, words mean things and the dictionary tells us what they mean.
I go by the dictionary definition, words mean things and the dictionary tells us what they mean.
Dictionaries record usage and the meaningDictionaries record usage, not the other way around.
And I wasn't saying that "faith" cannot be used in a non-religious way, I just said it wasn't a good idea in certain contexts like message boards focused around a particular religion. (Like CF.) As I said before I *invite* people to *stop* using "faith" outside the religious context (Christian or otherwise) as it is confusing. The "traditional" usage for faith in a religious sense has *ZERO* context in discussions of science. When people *insist* on using "faith" to describe non-religious things in a context filled with "religion-first" thinkers, I can only assume that their *intent* is to confuse non-religion with religion and paint it (in this case science) with the broad brush of religious thinking. I take your apparent intent under advisement.Dictionaries record usage and the meaning
So what does your dictionary say a frog is?
faith isn't a religious word ... it can be used to describe many things ... the context can be either religious or not. It's not confusing. It depends on the context.And I wasn't saying that "faith" cannot be used in a non-religious way, I just said it wasn't a good idea in certain contexts like message boards focused around a particular religion. (Like CF.) As I said before I *invite* people to *stop* using "faith" outside the religious context (Christian or otherwise) as it is confusing. The "traditional" usage for faith in a religious sense has *ZERO* context in discussions of science. When people *insist* on using "faith" to describe non-religious things in a context filled with "religion-first" thinkers, I can only assume that their *intent* is to confuse non-religion with religion and paint it (in this case science) with the broad brush of religious thinking. I take your apparent intent under advisement.
Tell you what -- why don't we move on from this discussion and when you try to use faith to insinuate something about science -- I will call you out.faith isn't a religious word ... it can be used to describe many things ... the context can be either religious or not. It's not confusing. It depends on the context.
If one has faith in science it's not a statement that they have a religious conviction. It simply means one has confidence and trust in the science being talked about ... and there is nothing wrong with that.
I don't find it confusing.
Im not confused about it .... sorry to hear you are.And I wasn't saying that "faith" cannot be used in a non-religious way, I just said it wasn't a good idea in certain contexts like message boards focused around a particular religion. (Like CF.) As I said before I *invite* people to *stop* using "faith" outside the religious context (Christian or otherwise) as it is confusing. The "traditional" usage for faith in a religious sense has *ZERO* context in discussions of science. When people *insist* on using "faith" to describe non-religious things in a context filled with "religion-first" thinkers, I can only assume that their *intent* is to confuse non-religion with religion and paint it (in this case science) with the broad brush of religious thinking. I take your apparent intent under advisement.
I'm not confused about what faith is, nor will I be if you continue to use faith in non-religious contexts. I see you.Im not confused about it .... sorry to hear you are.