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Fideist Belief System

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1. Fideism is the belief that the divine is reveled through faith rather than reason. Many strict Christian and Islamic believers adopted this belief system. Fideists believe that God created the universe. Although there is no visual presence of God, a fideist will trust their faith because it goes beyond what reason can prove. The Bible says that God created the universe in seven days and that is exactly what a fideist believes. Being persuaded into believing that something is true does not actually prove that it is true. For instance, as an innocent child you were convinced that Santa Claus is real and asked questions like “what do you want for Christmas?” but in actuality, there is no Santa Claus. Since you have been told a million of times about Santa Claus, you will still believe in one even if you are told otherwise. The fideist belief system does not permit testing your own beliefs to filter out the internal contradictions.

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Religious rationalist is someone who has accepted the existence of God and believes it should be consistent with reason and evidence. They are followers of God that believe that you can secure your place in heaven when God has decided for you to be in a better place. Some fundamentalist believed that science is in coordination with religion. They believed that God could be seen in the purpose of nature. Defect in science may cause a dispute between proof that God exists and the conclusions about God’s existence. Religious Rationalists believe that the universe began approximately 15 billion years ago with a huge explosion, also known as the big bang theory. The scientific evidence became questionable after a minor setback with Darwin’s theory. The religious rationalists have accepted that God does exist. In fact, they believe God caused the eruption that formed the universe. And if science was not involved in the creation of the universe then where does gravity come

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