A belief is the result of reasoning. You may say, "I believe that following a healthy diet is good." or, "I believe that allowing anyone to own a weapon is bad." Your mind reaches a conclusion based on practical situations. Faith, on the other hand, is something that does not depend on reasoning: either you have it or you don't. You say, "God (or life after death) exists." (or doesn't). It's an innate feeling that is totally independent from your voluntary decision, based on logic or 'proof'. Hope, finally, is the need to have something good to wish for, a positive expectation about the future. Therefore, a belief is a choice based on reasoning, faith is an unexplainable 'knowing', hope is the undeniable need of the human spirit.
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