1- The ability to bypass natural skepticism in order to elevate unsubstantiated premises into the category of belief.
Faith allows belief in God without proof of a God. Faith allows belief in immortal souls that
will be punished or rewarded after
death, when conveniently no
one ever returns from
death with confirmation. Faith allows belief in divine beings who influence and then judge
humans, yet remain suspiciously invisible. Faith allows belief in codes and regulations that permit and in some cases encourage violent intolerance towards people of different faiths, overriding mankind's natural altruism. Faith creates zeal out of nothingness. Faith must be installed during childhood, for that is the only time when evolution deemed it advantageous for
humans to believe premises without testing them.
-Eidolon TLP