1 definition by The Order of the Cockscomb
1. Commitment to religious faith (especially in the supernatural) as indispensable to knowing about the world, and as of primary importance in human affairs.
2. Commitment to the use of faith as a basis for epistemology and epistemic content (knowledge). More specifically, regarding as a basis for knowledge faith in entities (especially of allegedly supernatural status), the belief in the existence of which is not supported by publicly verifiable scientific or material evidence.
2. Doctrinal bigotry against, and denigration of those that do not share the same doctrinal faith commitment (often expressed as a devaluing of persons as lost, damned, immoral, amoral, or spiritually sick).
2. Commitment to the use of faith as a basis for epistemology and epistemic content (knowledge). More specifically, regarding as a basis for knowledge faith in entities (especially of allegedly supernatural status), the belief in the existence of which is not supported by publicly verifiable scientific or material evidence.
2. Doctrinal bigotry against, and denigration of those that do not share the same doctrinal faith commitment (often expressed as a devaluing of persons as lost, damned, immoral, amoral, or spiritually sick).
1. Scientists and engineers who desire to mount an effective and successful space mission cannot rely upon faith in the supernatural, and thus cannot adopt an attitude of faithism to achieve their goals.
2. That believer is not participating in Nazism, but certainly is engaged in bigoted faithism.
2. That believer is not participating in Nazism, but certainly is engaged in bigoted faithism.
by The Order of the Cockscomb February 8, 2016