John Marks TempletonFaith does not imply a closed, but an open mind. Quite the opposite of blindness, faith appreciates the vast spiritual realities that materialist overlook by getting trapped in the purely physical.
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Faith is a belief in something without evidence. Faith is a belief in something that is not seen, heard, felt or otherwise sensed by the physical senses of the body. A closed mind believes without evidence. A closed mind believes with a lack of curiosity and a lack of learning on how to question and analyze what they believe.
An open mind, however, is the opposite of a closed mind. An open mind is also called an open-mindedness. It’s the ability to think for oneself without having blinders on as if one’s brain had been covered with a blindfold.
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