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There are potential advantages to quantifying [[faith]], if possible. Once something is quantified, then it becomes easier to focus on it, and improve it. Quantifying how far someone can jog or how much someone can lift sets a target for surpassing. World athletic records are frequently surpassed because they set a goal for improvement.

No one, except perhaps the [[devil]], would doubt that strengthening faith is a worthy goal. If quantifying faith facilitates strengthening it, then it seems like a powerful means to an end. Of course, [[God]]'s grace is a necessary ingredient of this, but our effort matters also.

Possible ways to quantify faith (each of these questions has a numeric answer that can be improved):

*does your faith enable you to delay a meal without distress? For how long?
*how often do you overcome an irrational fear?
*can you put anxiety out of your mind? How many minutes or hours does that take?
*how long does it take to forgive someone else ... or yourself?

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