Assertion: atheist | /r/CapableOf | exercise faith
Facets:
value: to the extent
type: DEGREE
value: on these additional beliefs
type: OTHER
value: regarding them
type: OTHER
value: in this way
type: MANNER
value: in the sense
type: MANNER
value: in the concept of god
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Does the atheist really lack faith – or does he actually exercise faith?
text: An atheist exercises no faith in the concept of god at all.
text: And atheists exercising faith in this way are doing so regarding the central belief of atheism—the non-existence of God.
text: On these additional beliefs, atheists also exercise faith in the sense we are discussing.
text: If an atheist did claim to have certain proof on these matters then he would not be holding them as matters of faith, but to the extent that certain proof is not available to an atheist, he is exercising faith regarding them.