I think Denethor resented Faramir for two reasons. First of all, Faramir listened to Gandalf too much for Denethor's liking. Yes, Faramir was an independent person, but he was also smart enough to realize that listening to Gandalf would come in handy some time, and that you just have to take advice from other people some time.
The second reason was that Faramir had inherited the Numenorean mental "abilities" that Denethor also had, but Boromir hadn't. It rankled in Denethor's mind that his least favorite son was more "favored" than his favorite.
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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