dianavan, when I picked up that definition of "Faith" I managed to contradict myself somewhat. I'd moved beyond one point and was considering another by the time I added it. I used the whole thing to keep the context intact, and it is probably a definition that many would accept, whether others agree with them on what constitutes a "rational attitude." It's all too common down here where I live in the Bible Belt to encounter the blind faith that dismisses any other considerations. I selected several remarks to comment on, not just yours, but I selected yours in part because it was so brief and it appeared to be suggesting that the only way to know god was through [blind] faith, and I think that's entirely wrong. One first has to define "god," and decide how many of them and where they reside. Many Agnostics, atheists, and Unitarians have come to recognize that humans created god to answer questions and make connections we are unable to answer for ourselves yet. I consider it a position of strength to recognize that if there isn't a god, or a universal god (maybe just a kitchen god and a garden god and compost heap god and a chevy silverado god) that we need to take more responsibility for our actions in this world.

SRS