Blind faith
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>”: <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="Mikhail">Mikhail</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="loans">loans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>” <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="borrowed">borrowed</span> <span word="money">money</span> (<span word="took">took</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="loans">loans</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="loans">loans</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tone">tone</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> “<span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>”. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="she">she</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="debt">debt</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="dwell">dwell</span> <span word="on">on</span> “<span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>” <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span>.</p><p><span word="Faith">Faith</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="fervent">fervent</span> <span word="belief">belief</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="something">something</span>. <span word="Belief">Belief</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="true">true</span>. <span word="We">We</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="choose">choose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="manner">manner</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Faith">Faith</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="process">process</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> – <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p><p><span word="Religious">Religious</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="asks">asks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="obedience">obedience</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heated">heated</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="discussion">discussion</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="devout">devout</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span>-<span word="found">found</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conclusion">conclusion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convince">convince</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>.</p>
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