"To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy"
David Brooks (The Necessity of Atheism)
2006-08-03 10:48:02 · 11 answers · asked by luiskarlos 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
true, and a good quote
but what determines what is known and unknown
2006-08-03 10:54:26 · answer #1 · answered by cinfull 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So i'm glad i don't do that i guess. If you are pointing the quote towards religious belief generally then i think its not a great quote because it sets up a situation and condemns it, it doesnt deal with an actual situation and then tackle it. If you think that religion means explaining the known by the unknown then i challenge that, but i guess thats what the author means to say. I use reason stringently to arrive at religion as do many others. The old fallacy of blind faith is perhaps something promoted by Christians who face internal contradictions
2006-08-03 17:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by Aissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting, but who decides what the qualifies as "known" and "unknown"?
2006-08-03 17:56:24 · answer #3 · answered by daisyk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prefer God's Wisdom, not Human Opinion!
2006-08-03 17:57:28 · answer #4 · answered by Kitten 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya i actually reminds me of my pastime
i like to watch and analyse mankind in its futile attempt to understand the unknown, when they don't even understand that which they know
2006-08-03 17:54:50 · answer #5 · answered by Scorpiogirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it seems rather elitist to me. I've never liked quotes that imply the author is looking down his nose at you while he is saying it.
2006-08-03 17:56:16 · answer #6 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"You see and believe. But blessed are they who do not see, and yet believe".
Jesus, speaking to the "doubting" Thomas
(I like this one better...)
2006-08-03 17:52:03 · answer #7 · answered by christian_lady_2001 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
interesting and thought provoking, I give it an 8.5
2006-08-03 17:57:52 · answer #8 · answered by nunovyorebiznis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like it.
2006-08-03 17:52:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like it.
2006-08-03 17:51:38 · answer #10 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋