Relating to or characteristic of fideism; emphasizing faith and belief rather than reason or evidence.
From 'fideist' plus '-ic' (adjective suffix). Describes the qualities or attributes associated with fideistic philosophy.
Philosophers call it 'fideistic thinking' when someone argues 'this is true because I believe it' rather than 'this is true because the evidence shows it'—and they found this approach shows up everywhere from religion to politics.
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