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[–]hammy20455 32 points33 points ago

I had to read that a couple times...I feel retarded now

[–]jessebett 12 points13 points ago

I looked for solace in the comments, and I found it.

[–]camnui 2 points3 points ago

Same here... was a little confusing.

[–]shadofx 6 points7 points ago

I kept reading it.. looking for the difference

[–]dhicks3 5 points6 points ago

Don't feel bad! You noticed something that didn't click, so you investigated it. That's more than you can say about them.

[–]smytro 1 point2 points ago

Me too, I was just about to say that...

[–]kylusD 21 points22 points ago

I should think that the primary difference is that one of these is involuntary.

[–]MrMastodon 0 points1 point ago

One can be rejected with a little work.

[–]imnotgood86 5 points6 points ago

but they are both the same thi.....wait a second

[–]numballover 3 points4 points ago

For some reason the fact that they wrote outside the margin really bothers me.

[–]nxtm4n 2 points3 points ago

The difference is that you can't convert to insanity.

Oh wait, you can worship Cthulhu. Nevermind.

[–]fluffman 8 points9 points ago

I prefer to think of faith as "Group Insanity".

[–]Sauroctonos 0 points1 point ago

How about "Collective Ignorance"?

[–]KatieMyLady 0 points1 point ago

"Shared denial." It sounds awesomely clumsy when said aloud.

[–]Sauroctonos 0 points1 point ago

That it does. And let's refer to prayer as "cooperative indolence"

[–]analogkid1 1 point2 points ago

Mass hysteria.

[–]vstandsforvictory 0 points1 point ago

Isn't it more like: Faith = ability to hold firmly..., Insanity = act of holding firmly...

[–]IdentityZer0 1 point2 points ago

Are you implying that theists don't hold firmly to their beliefs? Gays are bad because God says so. A cracker is the body of their deity. You won't find a Christian who doesn't think Christ rose from the dead. I think that qualifies as holding firmly to ones belief.

[–]vstandsforvictory 1 point2 points ago

Okay then, I was wrong. In my defense I didn't say it as a statement, rather than a question.

[–]IcePhyre 0 points1 point ago

huh, when I read it i picked it up as Faith : Choosing to hold firmly... Insanity : holding firmly ... without a choice

[–]Scourge108 1 point2 points ago

I see what you did there.

[–]jehosephass 1 point2 points ago

I think this goes a little bit too far. I would say that faith is holding to a belief that is unsupported by the evidence, and insanity is ... as described above. Of course, this still defines biblical literalists as insane. But it allows room for not calling 'insane' those who are merely hopeful for some form of supernatural comfort.

[–]firebolt22 0 points1 point ago

Thank you. ->*upvote

[–]camnui 0 points1 point ago

Your discovery has been noted filed and stamped with approval.

[–]bahrenfuss 0 points1 point ago

Nice new wallpaper. Thank you.

[–]juggaloholocaust -1 points0 points ago

Insanity is writing on a wall

[–]Xilver101 0 points1 point ago

In Sharpie, too. The bastard.

[–]Anaract 0 points1 point ago

did you just write this on your wall? with a marker?

[–]Kilkun 1 point2 points ago

Insanity is doing the same fucking thing, over and over again, expecting shit to change.

[–]Blindocide 0 points1 point ago

no, it isnt. that's what einstein said but he worked with numbers and not with words.

[–]Kilkun 0 points1 point ago

Insanity is the state of being mentally ill. This can include Psychosis.

[–]Blindocide 0 points1 point ago

.... the fuck does this have anything to do with anything?

[–]tonight__you 1 point2 points ago

More graffiti needs MLA citation.

[–]burtonmkz 0 points1 point ago

It's called magical thinking and is no less native to the human brain/CNS than optical illusions; it's not insanity, it's normality. We have to learn these are cognitive illusions as our brains develop, just as we cross developmental milestones like having a secondary theory of mind or a sense of empathy for others. Some people succumb to a common cognitive illusion and wear lucky underwear on a date.

[–]Atheizm 0 points1 point ago

I commend the author of that note on his or her fabulous and calligraphic handwriting skills.

[–]ExSeaD 0 points1 point ago

The difference is religion tried to do something good only to fail at the man's greed.

[–]ydneah 0 points1 point ago

Had to read that twice