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Daniel Goldsmith currently teaches in the humanities department at Dawson College in Montreal. He is the author of Choose Your Metaphor: Walking the One Path That Goes by Many Names. Daniel blogs about philosophy, spirituality, and life at www.chooseyourmetaphor.com.

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Believing in Our Goodness: Do You Have Faith in Humanity?

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“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

When we hear someone speak about faith, we usually expect to hear about some kind of subjective encounter with supernatural forces. In our skeptical age, we tend to look at faith as “believing in something you know not to be true,” as Mark Twain expressed.

Before we dismiss any talk of faith, however, we should remember that there are many ways to understand the word. You can have faith in a benevolent, loving deity guiding your every move. But you can also …