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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0
Not quite. You may have selective memory about my posts.
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Perhaps. It just feels like you have formed a vision of the future based on what you have read because the trends and data makes sense to you. So it makes sense logically that you expect those trends to continue. You cannot actually predict the future with certainty, yet you are so sure of certain aspects because of past data and understanding that you have gained. To me that indicates that you have faith that the trends will continue in part because the universe works according to understandable laws, and through understanding those laws one can reach enlightenment. You have faith that the people actually driving that future know what they are doing, and are doing the right thing, despite not actually knowing them. Im just guessing, considering I am similar, it may be that is what motivates you to do all the research, to profess the new findings and exciting news, and to contest assertions contrary to the universal laws, such as miracles or supernatural happenings. Similarly it may motivate scientific professionals to further their understanding of the universal laws because they believe it is a worthwhile pursuit.
Here is something to consider. Faith and trust are two different concepts but are linked in that someone who you believe to be aligned with your faith is seen as more trustworthy. Would you say that you more heavily scrutinize the motives or judgement of someone who does not share your beliefs than someone who does?
Something else to consider, the smartest person I've ever met, who graduated at the top of our class with an engineering degree and had offers from all of the big aerospace firms, decided to become a Franciscan monk. I can assure you he knows the mechanics of the universe as well as anyone else and I staked my own degree on his judgement more than once. Just an anecdote that might contrast your perception of religious people.