Blind Faith

Clapton's short-lived supergroup

Blind faith is belief or trust without evidence or critical examination—faith that refuses to see contrary facts.

The phrase usually carries negative connotations, suggesting gullibility or willful ignorance: He followed the guru with blind faith.

Religious contexts may treat it more neutrally, though even believers often distinguish faith from its blind variety.

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reliance · belief · confidence · true believer · commitment · allegiance · naivety · zealotry · devotion · superstition · gullibility · credulity · uncritical · obedience · no questions asked · fanaticism · ignorance · unquestioning

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Opposites
epistemic approach

Blind Faithskepticism

Disposition toward doubt

evidence-based reasoning · empiricism · critical thinking · scientific method · logical analysis

certainty and doubt

Blind Faithskepticism

Disposition toward doubt

doubt · disbelief · skeptical inquiry · questioning · incredulity

trust disposition

Blind Faithdistrust

Absence of confidence

wariness · vigilance · cynicism · mistrust · suspiciousness

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G