Leap of faith
in religion and philosophy, the act of believing in or accepting something outside the boundaries of reason
A Leap of faith commonly refers to believing something that cannot be touched or proved by science, for which there is no evidence. Usually, the term is attributed to Søren Kierkegaard, even though he never really used it. According to Kierkegaard, such a leap involves circular reasoning, because a leap is made by faith.[1]
A leap of faith is commonly associated with religious belief because many religions consider faith to be an essential element of piety.
References
change- ↑ Hannay, Alastair, and Gordon Marino. (eds.) The Cambridge Companion to Kierkegaard. Cambridge, ISBN 0-521-47719-0
