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¡Razón!
¡Razón! asked in Society & CultureReligion & Spirituality · 1 decade ago

What is the difference between faith and credulosity?

Update:

Before you accuse me of trolling, I seriously don't know.

Update 2:

I guess I meant credulity.

Update 3:

I DID check dictionary.com, and both definitions cite "believing without evidence." I guess what I am getting at here is this: As a believer, how do you know you simply aren't being credulous? The amount of work doesn't factor in for me. I am sure Scientology and Islam and especially Buddhism require a lot of work. They can't all be TRUE.

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  • LeslieAnn
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    I recommend dictionary.com first. I think the difference between having faith and being credulous is that faith requires real thought and active commitment. Being credulous means you are easily swayed, you are someone who is possibly gullible. A gullible person believes without engaging their brain and will.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Faith without evidence is work, whereas credulity implies being overly eager to believe.

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