2006-08-27 02:39:57 · 10 answers · asked by firefly 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Yes, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Ex. It is reasonable to accept a new job. But it faith you express when showing up for the first day of work and hoping you will be paid.
2006-08-27 02:50:05 · answer #1 · answered by HotSpicy_Creole 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Faith and science coexist right now, today, in all our lives, and we don't even realize it.
Consider this: Throughout time human kind have contemplated the heavens and the celestial bodies found there. And, considering the last few hundred years, giant leaps have been made in our understanding of the cosmos, its workings and theories of its beginning and eventual end.
Even with the information gleaned in the last 75 years, in large part due to the deployment of the Hubble telescope and its repair, the scientific community admits we have only seen an estimated 4% of all that is believed to be there, with emphasis on the word "believed."
Yet, we accept that the other 96% is there, even though it has never been seen or proven to actually exist. We accept the scientific conclusion it is there, but only by means of faith.
The only spiritual text I am remotely familiar with is the King James version of the Holy Bible. There is a much higher percentage of the writings and teachings contained therein, including historically factual information, yet we don't allow ourselves the luxury of faith in this area.
Using this as an analogy, why can we accept a large part of one science, based in large part on a great deal of faith, while we cannot accept another on faith, with a larger percentage known to be true, simply because it is not labled as "science"?
So, we all have faith. It is only our choice that determines where that faith is directed.
2006-08-27 07:27:33 · answer #2 · answered by Samurai Hoghead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely. Faith takes over from where Reason hands off. Without reasoning, there is no basis for faith.
2006-08-27 02:45:58 · answer #3 · answered by Phaedrus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith inspires miracles and reason tells us they came from God. They cannot do anything but coexist.
2006-08-27 02:42:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you have to have an intrest in GOD then you start to reason within your self about why,when and where did he come from. Others just know there doing wrong and reason away GOD so they don't have to have an internal fight with their conscience. First understand one thing eventhough you may reason away your guilt about what your doing wrong, the body and mind know and it will destroy your physical body because every living thing knows GOD even your own body and P.S. your soul is living inside your body and will be realeased upon death. So have faith in GOD and don't reason away his will for your life, and that is to live sin free as much as posiable. Oh yea by the way, none of us are perfect so don't feel bad when your tempted and fail, we all have failed many times, but thats why we don't sacrafice animals any more we have JESUS who took all our sin and shed his blood, and all we have to do when we fail is call on him and ask for forgivness for what we have done, and its as if it never even happined! Live well and prosper
2006-08-27 03:18:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, you can have faith and be reasonable.
I have discovered that faith and science have a hard time coexisting. Faith is based on belief with no tangible proof.
Science is based on proven fact and tangible evidence.
2006-08-27 02:46:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely yes; they do co-exist!
faith helps us cling to things,it makes us do good for we have believe in that thing/person...it generates good reasons for good work......faith gives us reasons to be loyal..loving..and to do good to just anything around.
indeed it's rightly said that faith in God makes miracles happen,cause faith gives us the reason to keep persevering for our goals....faith tells us that our prayers are surely going to be answered....that faith...in no time turns into the reason for all our deeds.
so they interchange over time as forms of energy do....
2006-08-27 02:45:44 · answer #7 · answered by opinion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Religion (faith) without philosophy is simply a sentimentalism.
Philosophy without religion is simply a dry speculation.
2006-08-27 04:10:46 · answer #8 · answered by H. B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dictionary definition: Faith - Unquestioning belief.
That's unreasonable right there.
2006-08-27 03:09:41 · answer #9 · answered by PBarnfeather 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They always have, and oftentimes, they overlap.
Love Jack.
2006-08-27 02:53:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋