Trust, faith, and confidence differ in required sensory evidence

Evidence

To cut through the detail, I wish to propose a continuum of words connoting belief based on the degree to which they rest on evidence of the senses. Faith requires no evidence; trust is an expectation based on inconclusive evidence, is tolerant of uncertainty or risk; confidence is a strong conviction based on substantial evidence or logical deduction. These are all subjective attitudes. — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2408

Categorization

• DEFINE: Gives the reader the precise analytical distinction among faith, trust, and confidence needed to ground Luhmann/Hardin synthesis.
• XREF: Directly parallel to Luhmann’s own trust/confidence/familiarity distinctions and Hardin’s trust-as-encapsulated-interest.