Seems like a loaded question, because by definition, faith is presuming things to be true with no evidence. Not that it isn't true that faith is ultimately based on "hoping" something to be true, it's just this question smells of flamebait.

faith is, by definition, presumption. the apostle paul says that 'faith is the evidence of things unseen'. so in the strictest sense, yes, it is presuming something is true without what the world would define as tangible proof. and that doesn't just apply to Christian faith either - any time you base your life around an expectation, desire, or hope of something happening you're acting on faith and presumption that it will happen. it's not a bad thing.

Contrary to popular notions of faith, Biblical faith is not defined as a belief without evidence. Presumption is not really a theological or biblical term, so I think a dictionary definition of "presumption" must be the only one that you could intend. Based on the definition given in Merriam Webster's dictionary of "presumption", I would say it defines faith rather well (though not completely): "an attitude or belief dictated by probability" or "a legal inference as to the existence or truth of a fact not certainly known that is drawn from the known or proved existence of some other fact". Faith, generally begins as hope and it is developed through experience and our interpretation of those experiences. Most people go about this process casually and carelessly. Thoughtlessness taints the interpretation. Contrary to popular belief, the scientific method is also applicable in the realm of faith. In fact, science is a faith-based system for gaining knowledge. Everything, really, must be. The knowledge we have gained from science is really a set of presumptions which have been very well tested. Man has sought to minimize and to lessen the uncertainty in these presumptions, but the uncertainty, however minuscule, is always there, and so, there must always be an element of faith in science, and by extension, in engineering. This is so much the case, that it gives to some the appearance of absolute certainty and this in turn has caused science to be worshiped by some as a kind of God in its own right. Religious truths also can be like this. Trust in God can be like this. When God speaks to me, am I 100% certain that I should trust him? No, I am not, but as I venture to test God's assertions, I have never found him to be wrong. Here is one example: I was once going about preparing for a task to be done within a group. It was my task to do, but we were all working together and sharing the responsibility. When I was finished with the preparations, I submitted the work to be done to a recorder (who was making records of the work done and to be done) who asked me if I had anyone in particular I would like to have do the work. Generally, I don't care, but this time, I felt very strongly that a particular person, a mere acquaintance, was supposed to do the work. Having heard some earlier conversation, I understood that he was not prepared to do such work, however, the feeling was also the kind that I believed, based on previous experience with this kind of feeling, should not be ignored. I believed it was from God, and I believed it could be trusted. My faith, however, was insufficient, and trusting what I had heard in passing earlier and preferring my usual habit of being unconcerned with such particulars, I said I had nobody in particular I wanted to have do the work. Immediately, this acquaintance of mine came over to the recorder and asked if he could do the work I had submitted to be done. Now, I do not submit this as proof that God exists, but rather as evidence and as a reason for the faith that is in me, for the Bible does not call on us to prove our faith, and the Bible does not call on us to believe without cause, but the Bible calls on us to hope for that which is good, and to be ready at all times to give a reason for the hope that is in us. (See: 1 Peter 3:15) Have I not then a cause to continue in my belief that God is interested in me and in others? Have I not then some evidence? Have I not, then, reason to listen and obey in the future, exercising faith rather than doubt?

Maybe when they're spelled the Same??? Enjoy! John DOCTRINE OF FAITH A. Definition. 1. Basically there are three systems of human perception. a. Faith is a non-meritorious system of perception based on confidence in the authority and the veracity of another. Faith is not based on one's own knowledge, as is rationalism or empiricism. b. Rationalism is reason from the source of knowledge in itself, superior to and independent of any other source of perception. Rationalism says that reality is what you think to be true. Rationalism requires a high I.Q., from which systems of philosophy are often developed. c. Empiricism is knowledge from perception by observation and experience rather than by theory. All ideas are derived from some sensuous experience using the eyes, ears, nose, touch, etc, having no innate or a priori conceptions. 2. Perception by faith is always non-meritorious. It depends on the authority, veracity, and ability of someone else. Faith requires authority. 3. Faith also means a system of doctrine or a creed perceived by faith; i.e., what is believed. B. Etymology. 1. Hebrew. a. The verb AMAN means to believe, to support, to use someone as a prop, a crutch; to use someone else to be supported. The root meaning is a foundation on which you build something. (1) In Isa 28:16, the hiphil means to cause to believe. The hiphil in Gen 15:6 uses AMAN for the salvation of Abraham, meaning to use God as a prop and foundation. (2) Further, AMAN means to prove oneself, to stay faithful to, to remain or continue. (3) Metaphorically, AMAN means to be faithful, trustworthy, and sure, as in Prov 19:8; Gen 42:20; 1 Kg 8:26; Hos 5:9. b. The noun EMUNAH means faithfulness, security, or that on which security is based, e.g., the integrity of God. c. The noun EMUN means integrity, fidelity, reliability. d. The noun OMEN means doctrine, truth, faithfulness. e. The noun EMETH means faithfulness, integrity, stability. f. The verb BATACH is a wrestling term, which means to trust in the sense of slamming your troubles on God; this has a faith-rest connotation. In Ps 37:3 and 91:2, it also means to confide in someone. g. The verb CHASAH means to hide in the cleft of a rock, as a rabbit does when chased by a fox. This verb is used for suffering and adversity. It means to trust in the sense of taking shelter or taking refuge in Bible doctrine; to believe in the integrity of God, Ps 57:1, 2:12, 5:12, 25:20, 7:1. h. The verb JACHAL means to trust the Lord in time of great pain or disaster, Lam 3:21,24. In Job 13:15, it means to have hope and to wait. It is used for faith under great pressure, intense suffering, and pain. i. The verb QAWAH is the strongest word for faith, used in Ps 25:3. It depicts a fine thread woven into a giant rope that cannot be broken. It is used in Isa 40:31 for the faith of a mature believer. In Lam 3:25 it means to wait. This word means that faith which gets its strength from outside of itself, connoting the non-meritorious aspect of faith. All merit lies in the object of faith. 2. Greek. a. The noun PISTIS. (1) Used as an attribute, PISTIS is what causes trust or faith, reliability, faithfulness, or integrity, Tit 2:10; 2 Thes 1:4. (2) In the active sense, PISTIS means faith, confidence, trust, faith as a recognition of and acceptance of Bible doctrine. In the active sense, faith is used in three ways. (a) Saving faith, Eph 2:8; 1 Jn 5:4-5. (b) The three stages of the faith-rest drill, Rom 3:20; Heb 4:3. (c) The metabolization of Bible doctrine. (3) The passive meaning of PISTIS is Bible doctrine, meaning that which is believed, i.e., doctrine, the body of belief, which is obedience to authority. PISTIS is so translated "doctrine" is such passages as Gal 1:23; 2 Pet 1:5; 1 Tim 1:19, 4:1,6; Heb 11. b. The noun PISTOS, used as an adjective in the passive sense means being trustworthy, worthy of trust, faithful, dependable, and inspiring trust. In the active sense, it means trusting or believing. c. The verb PISTEUO means to believe, to trust something to someone, to use someone as an object of faith, Gal 2:16. It only takes a little more than no faith at all to be saved, Acts 16:31. d. The verb PEITHO in the passive means to come to believe, to obey, to be persuaded or convinced. The perfect passive means to have confidence, to be absolutely convinced, to be certain. The active meaning as in Gal 1:10 means to convince, to persuade, to appeal, to win over. The perfect tense with a present meaning means to depend on someone, to trust in someone, to have confidence. e. The verb PISTOO means to show oneself faithful; to be convinced; to have confidence, 2 Tim 3:14. C. Biblical Use of "Faith" or PISTIS. 1. PISTIS is used for doctrine in Heb 11:1-3. "In fact, doctrine is the reality from which we keep receiving confidence, the proof of matters not being seen; for by means of doctrine men of old gained approval." 2. A description of faith is found in 2 Cor 4:18. "We look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen [essence of God]; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal." Faith is the means by which we perceive reality in the invisible essence of God. 3. Sometimes both the faith-rest technique and doctrine are described in the meaning of PISTIS, as in 2 Cor 5:7. "We walk by faith and not by sight." Your eyes are in your soul, and your soul must have Bible doctrine. We see the unseen through doctrine. Doctrine gives us relationship with the integrity of God which sustains us in time of disaster. We see the justice and integrity of God through doctrine. 4. Heb 11:6, "And without doctrine resident in the soul, it is impossible to please God, for when one is occupied with God, he must be convinced that He is and that He becomes a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." 5. Rom 10:17, "Doctrine comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." 6. Gal 5:22, "The fruit of the Spirit is doctrine." 7. In each verse above, PISTIS relates faith to the perception of Bible doctrine. PISTIS means both faith and doctrine. All perception of doctrine is accomplished through the function of faith perception. 8. 1 Tim 1:19 and 4:1 use PISTIS for the doctrine of demons. D. Faith is the means of salvation adjustment to the justice of God. 1. Believing is non-meritorious perception. The merit is always found in the object of faith (Jesus Christ) and not in the subject, the one having the faith (the believer). 2. That salvation is by faith and faith alone in Jesus Christ is documented in many passages, including Acts 16:31; Jn 3:16,18-19,36 6:47, 20:31; Rom 3:22,28, 4:5, 9:30; Gal 2:16, 3:26; 1 Jn 3:23, 5:4-5. Salvation adjustment to the justice of God is believing in Christ. 3 The justice of God is our point of contact with the essence of God because justice judged our sins in Christ on the cross. The mechanics of receiving all blessing from the justice of God is grace. Grace is non- meritorious, compatible with faith, Eph 2:8-9. E. Faith is a system of doctrine or what is believed. 1. The object of faith is Bible doctrine. This includes both doctrine in perception and in application. Bible doctrine is invisible. Faith is confidence in the unseen. Bible doctrine must be transferred to our right lobe by means of faith. 2. The perception concept is related to post-salvation epistemological rehabilitation. The application concept is related to the faith-rest drill or reverse concentration. 3. Once you have Bible doctrine on the launching pad of your soul, then the faith-rest drill in its maximum use applies doctrine to experience. 4. Maturity adjustment to the justice of God demands maximum Bible doctrine in the right lobe, which comes through the daily perception, metabolization, and application of Bible doctrine. 5. The intake of Bible doctrine results in maximum blessing to your soul. Blessing does not come because of your self-righteousness, personality, good works, or anything else. F. The Object of Faith. 1. The object of faith always has the merit. There is no merit in the subject because faith is a non-meritorious system of perception. 2. All the faith in the world secures nothing but condemnation from the integrity of God. We are born with faith. We first learn vocabulary by faith. 3. However, the tiniest bit of faith in Christ secures eternal salvation. It only takes a little more faith than no faith at all. It is the object of faith that counts, not the worthiness of the one with faith. 4. There is no merit in believing; the merit lies in the object of faith. 5. For salvation adjustment to the justice of God, the object of faith is Jesus Christ. For maturity adjustment to the justice of God, the object of faith is Bible doctrine. 6. Faith is not something we do, but it is the channel by which we appropriate what God has done for us. 7. For rebound adjustment to the justice of God, the object of faith is two-fold, depending on the believer's spiritual growth. a. The Scripture is the object of faith for the immature believer, 1 Jn 1:9; 1 Cor 11:31; Ps 35, 32:5, 38:18; Prov 28:13. b. For the mature believer, doctrine is the object of faith, and the integrity of God is the basis for understanding the forgiveness of our sins through rebound. 8. Through these adjustments to the justice of God and blessings from the integrity of God, Jesus Christ becomes the author and finisher of our faith, Heb 12:2. G. The Application of Faith in the Function of the Faith-Rest Drill. 1. Faith must be exercised as it develops. Learning doctrine develops faith. As this occurs, faith has the increasing ability of perception, of learning more and greater details in the Word of God, Heb 4:1-3. 2. God has blessing which will only be yours if you relate totally to the integrity of God by learning doctrine, 1 Pet 1:7-8. 3. Bible doctrine is the royal family's currency. Bible doctrine is the working currency in the life of every believer. Learning doctrine gives you currency to understand the integrity of God. 4. Abraham's circumcision is the classical illustration of the mature believer with maximum adjustment to the justice of God making application of his faith, Rom 4:17-21. Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac was the proof or testing of his mature faith, Gen 22:1-18. 5. The mechanics of the faith-rest drill comprise three stages. a. Stage one: Faith claims promises from the Bible, Heb 4:1-3, which can be called mixing the promises of God with faith. b. Stage two: Faith claims doctrinal rationales, like the essence of God rationale, the plan of God rationale, the logistical grace rationale, the a fortiori rationale, the escrow/election rationale, etc. This stage is known as reverse concentration, the application of doctrine. c. Stage three: Faith reaches doctrinal conclusions and is in control of the situation. This becomes the function of spiritual self esteem. It is the third stage of the faith-rest drill that brings you to spiritual self-esteem. H. The Victory of Faith, 1 Jn 5:4-5. Relationship with the integrity of God is greater than any pressure or disaster in life. It is more important than anything in life, whether failures, successes, pressures, or prosperity.