It's interesting that two people can hold the same position, but for one person it's a belief and for the other it's a credence.
I grew up in an evangelical Christian culture. Christian high school, church all the time, etc. I bought in whole-heartedly. But I needed evidence to justify my beliefs. I was really into reading about the evide…
It's interesting that two people can hold the same position, but for one person it's a belief and for the other it's a credence.
I grew up in an evangelical Christian culture. Christian high school, church all the time, etc. I bought in whole-heartedly. But I needed evidence to justify my beliefs. I was really into reading about the evidence for Noah's Ark, about intelligent design and the "fact" that biological evolution was impossible. Despite still being a full fledged Christian, I remember clearly having an argument with a friend where I claimed it was important to be prepared to defend our religion with facts (Jesus really rose from the dead based on X,Y,Z evidence...), whereas she said faith was more important.
Using your terminology, mine was a belief while hers was a credence.
Because of this, once I encountered reality and more evidence during college, I COULDN'T HELP but abandon my religion, whereas my classmate is still rolling right along with her faith.
It's interesting that two people can hold the same position, but for one person it's a belief and for the other it's a credence.
I grew up in an evangelical Christian culture. Christian high school, church all the time, etc. I bought in whole-heartedly. But I needed evidence to justify my beliefs. I was really into reading about the evidence for Noah's Ark, about intelligent design and the "fact" that biological evolution was impossible. Despite still being a full fledged Christian, I remember clearly having an argument with a friend where I claimed it was important to be prepared to defend our religion with facts (Jesus really rose from the dead based on X,Y,Z evidence...), whereas she said faith was more important.
Using your terminology, mine was a belief while hers was a credence.
Because of this, once I encountered reality and more evidence during college, I COULDN'T HELP but abandon my religion, whereas my classmate is still rolling right along with her faith.