"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but to believe that you may understand." Saint Augustine
2006-08-08 03:00:15 · 13 answers · asked by Angel 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That's awesome, that's the whole point :)
2006-08-08 03:06:51 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ Luveniar♫ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every sect, as far as reason will help them, make use of it gladly; and where it fails them, they cry out, "It is a matter of faith, and above reason."
- John Locke, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690)
2006-08-08 10:07:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Inane doubletalk and gibberish does not make something memorable.
Succinct and erudite is memorable:
"Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from a religious conviction."
- Blaise Pascal
"There are none more ignorant and useless, than they that seek answers on their knees, with their eyes closed."
- anonymous
"Hands that help are better than lips that pray."
- Robert Ingersoll
2006-08-08 10:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone who relies on this "faith" thing has to realize that its just another form of the ol' "trust me" line. Snake oil salesmen and child molesters have relied on it for a long time. Its just a marketing tool used by the really sleazy who have no real way to convince you of truth or good intentions...because there is none! Trust me on this.
2006-08-08 10:28:22 · answer #4 · answered by key2x4y 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ah yes, the old "if you convince yourself that god really exists then you'll begin to see reasons to believe that god really exists" line. Quite revealing in a way.
2006-08-08 10:08:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's about having faith in yourself, right?
2006-08-08 10:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by Maria Isabel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The idea that you can gain understanding simply by believing is asinine.
2006-08-08 10:06:39 · answer #7 · answered by lenny 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i know a better one!
"if there r 2 or more ways to do something and one of those ways can result in a catastrophe, then someone will do it." MURPHY
:) :P
2006-08-08 10:08:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh. "Faith as a quest of knowledge"... "Reward"...
No comment...
2006-08-08 10:10:49 · answer #9 · answered by Axel ∇ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Another contradiction,it does not make sense at all to an intelect.
2006-08-08 11:43:16 · answer #10 · answered by jurgen 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋