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    One either has faith, or does not have faith — Carmelics
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    One either has faith, or does not have faith

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    • 1.Faith is a binary mental state: one either commits to a belief proposition or one does not.
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    • 2.Intermediate positions like 'somewhat believing' are logically incoherent or reduce to one state or the other.
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    • 3.Observable behavior and commitment decisions reveal a clear distinction between those with faith and those without.
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    • 1.Faith exists on a spectrum from weak to strong conviction, not as discrete categories.
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    • 2.People can simultaneously hold faith in some aspects while doubting others, creating mixed states impossible to classify simply.
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    • 3.Confidence, hope, and tentative commitment are distinct phenomena intermediate between 'having' and 'not having' faith.
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