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==Faith as a virtue==
==Faith as a virtue==
[[Image:Konrad Witz – Petri fiskafänge.jpg|thumb|right|280px|The 'walking on water' episode, which both showed and tested St Peter's faith ([[painting]] by Konrad Witz).]]
[[Image:Konrad Witz – Petri fiskafänge.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The 'walking on water' episode, which both showed and tested St Peter's faith ([[painting]] by Konrad Witz).]]
''See also:'' [[Virtue]]
''See also:'' [[Virtue]]
Contrary to Adams' view is that favored by many atheists, classically expressed by William Kingdon Clifford, in his 1877 essay ''The Ethics of Belief'', which states "it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence." However, while Clifford can point to individual cases where believing things without evidence is unethical, those cases fail to demonstrate that his principle is true in every case, and he ignores valid cases such as those that Adams cites which lead to the opposite conclusion.
Contrary to Adams' view is that favored by many atheists, classically expressed by William Kingdon Clifford, in his 1877 essay ''The Ethics of Belief'', which states "it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence." However, while Clifford can point to individual cases where believing things without evidence is unethical, those cases fail to demonstrate that his principle is true in every case, and he ignores valid cases such as those that Adams cites which lead to the opposite conclusion.
== Unique Role Within Christianity ==
== Unique Role Within Christianity ==