Believe is the wrong word. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=belief
^^Compare its etymology to its definition. It lost its meaning over time, perhaps as people confused thought with action - assuming action was indeed aligned with thought - assuming it is synchronized instantaneously perhaps. In our new definition of the word, believing is more close to letting yourself be brainwashed than is "putting faith in" or "trusting in". These words better represent religious/spiritual/emotional meaning these days. The use of the word believe can be misleading; it may imply that the "believer" or the person putting faith in or trust in something is not aware or not fully acknowledging some possibility of doubt. But, I'd argue that most people that decide to put faith in things and feel strongly about it through experience of faith, trust, and commitment would indeed agree that there is doubt. In fact, there is risk, there might even be a small fear somewhere. But, the person chooses to have faith (assuming they will actually do what they say which in itself is a huge assumption) -- faith and trust here signal a behavior commitment or intention despite a risk.
If we don't separate the two words, we are perhaps letting in people who are not cognizant of the risk into the same group of believers who are actually choosing to take a risk. It's a huge difference! The first group is feeling relieved bc they are thinking there isn't a risk, the other group is choosing it as practice/intention/commitment I am sure these differences in how people use these words show up in how they behave and even use their religion/or trust individuals. This distinction may even serve religious or just overall non-believers to ask the right questions to the right type of "believers".
Personally, why I commit to putting faith is bc sonetines you really don't know what you don't know. So, some calculated risk may be beneficial here. Sometimes, you set a goal, an intention, something slightly imaginable - so the action precedes the thought and thought syncs with action in retrospective understanding,
^^Compare its etymology to its definition. It lost its meaning over time, perhaps as people confused thought with action - assuming action was indeed aligned with thought - assuming it is synchronized instantaneously perhaps. In our new definition of the word, believing is more close to letting yourself be brainwashed than is "putting faith in" or "trusting in". These words better represent religious/spiritual/emotional meaning these days. The use of the word believe can be misleading; it may imply that the "believer" or the person putting faith in or trust in something is not aware or not fully acknowledging some possibility of doubt. But, I'd argue that most people that decide to put faith in things and feel strongly about it through experience of faith, trust, and commitment would indeed agree that there is doubt. In fact, there is risk, there might even be a small fear somewhere. But, the person chooses to have faith (assuming they will actually do what they say which in itself is a huge assumption) -- faith and trust here signal a behavior commitment or intention despite a risk.
If we don't separate the two words, we are perhaps letting in people who are not cognizant of the risk into the same group of believers who are actually choosing to take a risk. It's a huge difference! The first group is feeling relieved bc they are thinking there isn't a risk, the other group is choosing it as practice/intention/commitment I am sure these differences in how people use these words show up in how they behave and even use their religion/or trust individuals. This distinction may even serve religious or just overall non-believers to ask the right questions to the right type of "believers".
Personally, why I commit to putting faith is bc sonetines you really don't know what you don't know. So, some calculated risk may be beneficial here. Sometimes, you set a goal, an intention, something slightly imaginable - so the action precedes the thought and thought syncs with action in retrospective understanding,
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