And these are the wedding sneakers

 Alright alright alright. First the details:

Today

Activity: Blogging with the bestie!

Activity Prompt: Are faith and belief the same thing? Can someone believe in god without having faith in god?

Alone or with partners: Me and bestie, back in action

Drink and snack with activity:

Physical activities log

Morning ab routine

5 ab roller rolls: Yes

Blogilates morning abs: Yes

Quarter mile walk every hour on the hour, 10-5:

10: Yes

11: Yes

12: Yes

1: Yes

2: Yes

3: No - Driving

4: No - Shopping in Springfield

5: No - Shopping in Springfield

5PM Two Mile Walk: STARTING IN MARCH

Weighted walking: I CANNOT FIND MY FUCKING WEIGHTED VEST

Shoulder shrugs during the day: Yes

MON, WED, FRI

45 minutes of PB: Yes and I hate it

TUE, THUR

45 minutes of cycling:

45 minutes of weight lifting:

Macros

Carbs:

Fat:

Protein:

Calories:

Are faith and belief the same?

No.

Can someone believe in god without having faith in god?

No.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

I told Amber I was done a minute after writing all of this up, and it only took me that long because I had to fill out my dailies first. She laughed, and I said I would write some more because I felt bad for not putting in any effort into having a long explanation. I will say from jump that a long explanation isn't necessary...the answer is no.

When I first went to college, I took a philosophy class on a wim during my first semester, and was surprised to find that I truly enjoyed it. From then out, I took at least one philosophy course per semester. I ended up with a double minor in philosophy and sociology. I was a co-founder of the philosphy club at my school. I have read philosophers for fucking leisure.

I mention all of this as a preface:

Could I quote philosophy here and show off? Sure.

Will I, though? Hard pass. 

I don't think the god follow up is necessary, the question stands on its own, but to the god point it is a definite no. Faith is the primary tenet of god. The big Abrahamic ones, anyway. You have to have faith in god if you believe in god, even if that faith means being disappointed when your faith that god will deliver something that you want or need doesn't go your way. So can you have faith in god without believing in god? Why would you do that? It is fucking dumb no matter which way you present it. Can you believe in god without having faith in god? No. 

The other bit is trickier, and I actually think you coud have a longer, but still very short conversation to discuss the finer points of it. Are faith and belief the same thing? Still no, but you don't have to pretend to get into the deep weeds by bringing up god to make your point. Do I believe that humans are capable of unshackling themselves from capitalism and saving ourselves from destruction? One thousand percen. Do I have faith that humans will do it? Not in the least. 

Faith and belief sound synonymous, but they are not.