faith
n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.
n. Tactical truth avoidance.
n. Perfect understanding paired with perfect ignorance.
Cynical Quotations
Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.
— H.L. Mencken
Absolute faith corrupts as absolutely as absolute power.
— Eric Hoffer