Philosophy / Unit 3 Philosophy 0132 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Fideism
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The idea
Fideism holds that religious faith neither needs nor benefits from rational proof—faith operates beyond argument's jurisdiction, and demands commitment, not conclusions.
In practice
Kierkegaard: faith is a leap made in objective uncertainty—a proof of God, he thought, would make faith impossible.
Where people slip
Fideism is a position, not a shrug—its defenders argue for it, which critics call its own paradox.
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