These things go sideways pretty quickly. From my perspective Religion is not faith, faith is not something you can force on another , if you are feeling pressured from it , you either are not open at the time or the messanger is false Nothing explains human consciousness , our ability to examine ourselves . So how did thought begin? It is a fair question
Faith as defined as a belief held without the support of evidence is faith regardless of anyone's perspective.
Thought, as the evidence tells us, is an electrochemical activity of a brain, which can be altered chemically and with the application of current to brain regions....producing fear, love, anxiety, involuntary movements, etc, (Delgado, et al).
I already addressed the definition of faith as defined by the original Webster definition and the meaning of it in Greek--citing a lexicon. The faith you describe is an evolutionist's faith and not a biblical faith.
To have faith essentially means the hope of something being true without evidence. It may or may not be true, but there is no way to know until confirmed.
Keep common usage, multiple meanings in common usage, blanket usage and the fallacy of equivocation in mind.
b(1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof
clinging to the faith that her missing son would one day return
''faith almost always implies certitude even where there is no evidence or proof. an unshakable faith in God credence suggests intellectual assent without implying anything about grounds for assent''
