Why do intelligent people rely on faith?
It took me a long time to decide that I couldn't reconcile what I knew to be true (scientific evidence) with any faith. What I don't understand is how intelligent individuals (not that I'm one!) don't come to the same conclusion. Is their faith too embedded? Thoughts?
One of my favourite books is 'Telling Lies For God' by Ian Plimer. In his book he 'zeros in ' on a certain person who's actually a qualified scientist (Geophysicist) who actually pushes the nonsense of Creationism. His name is A.A. Snelling. So go figure. Perhaps Zanyfish you're correct in saying that their faith is too embedded for them to accept that it's world view is totally wrong. I can imagine that such an individual has two sets of thinking processes which they can switch over to the other when the situation suits.
"two sets of thinking processes" Perhaps two separate areas of the brain, but the processes used can often be very similar.
no there too weak to accept the facts that they will turn to dust.
Theirs a difference between realistic faith and blind Faith I mean it's only logical to have hope in this life it keeps optimistic perspective alive