Q: Is it dangerous to live life solely on faith?

I would say that it depends on one's interpretation of faith (though I suppose that answer is only slightly more helpful than the answer to the question: "Are sports dangerous," when I relply, "Only the ones that can potentially cause you bodily harm.") But it just depends on personal beliefs and interpretations. In a previous blog post I brought up how it is possible that people may be driven to extreame methods to eliminate evil, which may not be healthy (for anyone). Also, it is not always possible to put oneself before others, for survival reasons, because we need food, and rest, and hygiene to survive on our own before we do so (for example, Jesus' 40 days in the desert without food and water might not be possible for the average person).But if we simply care for others to the fullest extent possible without causing ourselves serious bodily or emotional harm, having faith is not too dangerous. Though it is not somthing we spend much time thinking about today, in our culture anyway, is the idea of dying for one's religion. During Jesus' lifetime, and for some time after, those believing in Jesus' divinity were supposedly questioned about their beliefs, and would have to make life-altering choices in the form of their reply. In theory, one would honestly state their religious beliefs even when faced with death, if they were live solely on fath. In this case, living solely on faith could be quite lethal. But one could argue that those individuals could be equally faithful by telling one, potentially life-saving, lie: "No, I don't belive Jesus is the son of God," and then spend the rest of their lives, that would have been ended abruptly, helping others, and spreading their faith. So, it just depends.

Is lying cowardly?