What is the difference between religious faith and superstitious belief?

Question:

What is the difference between religious faith and superstitious belief?

Is one man's religion another man's superstition? How can I tell the difference?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: There is no difference. Faith is, by definition, belief based on something that cannot be proven. Likewise, a superstition is a belief not based on reason. While these definitions may not seem to be the same, one must remember that faith is not something that can be reasoned. If you cannot prove it, there is no basis for reasoning, per se. It is inherent in the definition that it cannot be proven or reasoned, hence taking "a leap of faith". The definition of reasoning is the process of forming conclusions based on fact or premises (which are simply statements ASSUMED to be true). While this idea will be inflammatory to many, logical reasoning and factual use of denotation say otherwise.