Exploration of the Faith System——Also on the Causes for "Lack of Faith"

Faith comes from philosophical reflections on life circumstances,social contradictions,and ultimately takes the form of an ideal expectation.There are various kinds of faith.Religion can be a faith,but faith is definitely not confined to religion.The beliefs of outside social groups may be guidance for individuals,but whether they can be internalized as individual faith depends on the followers' learning and experience.As a system,faith can not be rid of the three basic components: first,the ultimate goal,second,the reasons for pursuing the goal,third,the current undertaking.The third one includes the close relationship between faith and morality,the group followers' establishment of organization,and the protection of the benefit followers' through morality and organizations.The strength of adhering to faith comes from the understanding of Marxism.The test of faith comes from the treatment of frustrations.