Does it have the "right." ?
2006-06-12 03:22:07 · 8 answers · asked by digilook 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Can't you be reasonably faithful?
2006-06-12 03:28:04 · update #1
It's right by the definition of Gravity.
2006-06-12 03:39:41 · update #2
That belief relies entirely on my belief that religionists are telling the truth and my own observations. And, it seems logical. Can this also be true to religionists?
2006-06-12 03:43:56 · update #3
Logic has very little to do with rights or beliefs. It is a mathematical process that conforms to natural laws. Asking if logic has the right to negate belief is like asking if gravity has the right to hold the moon in orbit.
2006-06-12 03:28:06 · answer #1 · answered by marbledog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beliefs that are not based on logic are illogical.
I believe the earth is spinning at a relatively fixed rate, and I believe it is moving around the sun in a more or less circular fashion.
That belief relies entirely on my belief that scientists are telling the truth and my own observations. And, it seems logical.
Belief in supernatural entities is illogical because there is nothing to base that belief on other than what someone said.
Belief and logic are not mutually exclusive. Logic should reinforce belief and if it does not, it is not a logical belief.
2006-06-12 10:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by Left the building 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! Most all beliefs are grounded in faith and that is beyond reason or human comprehension. Faith is a gift from God. Faith and logic are two entirely different things. Logic is that which the human mind can comprehend....Faith is not.
2006-06-12 10:36:47 · answer #3 · answered by Mamma mia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think logic and belief are incompatible. On the contrary, I think that true beliefs are logical, when we have enough information. False beliefs will not stand up to the scrutiny of reason.
2006-06-12 20:50:31 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes the only logic you can use is to trust and believe (ie, will your child make it home safe?) Other times the only reson we have faith is because it is the most logical thing to do (ie, will that apple hit the ground?) So, no, you can't have one without the other.
2006-06-12 10:31:57 · answer #5 · answered by Love is the principle thing 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats the definition of lack of faith. Reason and leaning on your own understanding, that is the opposite of faith.
2006-06-12 10:29:48 · answer #6 · answered by amosunknown 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but not if the belief is based on faith. Faith and reason are perpendicular to eachother.
2006-06-12 10:25:17 · answer #7 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
would you like to give it a try?
lol
2006-06-12 10:32:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋