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Kikyosan
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Sep 02, 2015 11:45PM
Jim, for religious faith is "fede", for people we use "fiducia" that encloses the meanings of trust, confidence, reliance and other words, included the situation you've talked about. each of these english words seem just a part of the whole meaning of "fiducia".
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Kikyosan wrote: "Jim, for religious faith is "fede", for people we use "fiducia" that encloses the meanings of trust, confidence, reliance and other words, included the situation you've talked about. each of these ..."Thanks. Google translates them as 'faith' & 'confidence' respectively which makes sense.
Robert, I think perhaps the above makes more sense in what you're saying, too. It might be more accurate to say I have faith in science as a whole, but more or less confidence in the accuracy of specific theories. What do you think?
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The Faith Instinct: How Religion Evolved and Why It Endures (other topics)Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors (other topics)
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife (other topics)
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Nicholas Wade (other topics)Mary Roach (other topics)


