2006-09-11 18:43:13 · 17 answers · asked by Subconsciousless 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
An ancient Franciscan scholar by the name of Duns Scotus reportedly proved the existence of God through logic and empiricism. Sadly, I cannot find a copy of his book in English. If you want to search for it, give it a shot. I have looked high and low, but have been unsuccessful. If you are interested in the title, let me know and I'll search for it. It's in Latin. I have it in a book somewhere, and I'll be happy to dig it up...but I won't go digging unless you actually want it.
2006-09-11 18:50:59 · answer #1 · answered by Gestalt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm an atheist, but I've met a few Christians who have become religious through reasoning and logic. There are a couple that I know who will say they're being more logical than I am. In fact, I think most Christians will claim many aspects of their religious beliefs are based in rationality, but I still think that the fact is, all that rationality is based on assumptions made through what turns out to be pretty blind faith.
2006-09-11 19:12:00 · answer #2 · answered by SecondStar 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Somebody mentioned entropy and seemed to imply that it was a logical process. Odd how many ignorant people here misuse those big words.
Entropy:
A measure of the disorder or randomness in a closed system.
A measure of the loss of information in a transmitted message.
The tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity.
Inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society.
Sounds more amenable to the practitioners of faith than of logic.
2006-09-11 19:01:19 · answer #3 · answered by Grist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith is religious belief. It comes from reading the Word of God, heritage, personal commitment, searching and the like.
As far as logic - check out Pascal's Wager.
Empericism - look at the grandeur of the heavens or consider the miracle of a new born baby. Imagine the life forms in an underwater volcano and the beauty of a sunrise. DNA, mDNA, fascinating and fantastic. humanity may presume in one field or another that we are too big for God; but assemble all the areas and they are only big enough for a God.
2006-09-11 18:47:49 · answer #4 · answered by Joe Cool 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes it can, although Faith well come into play sooner or later. My mother in-law joined my church (not through me) just because it made sense. Not because it felt right, or she had faith. But the more she got involved, she developed the faith and it felt more right; on top of the logical sense it still made to her.
2006-09-11 18:48:47 · answer #5 · answered by Coool 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to come through faith. Emiricism and logic can be perverted and used to support faith and belief, but religious belief is based on what we can't explain and can't understand. Religion has always been used to explain our world and the way we interact with it. As we discover more appropriate explainations, more empirical and logical explainations (usually through science), religion is further diminished
2006-09-11 18:46:05 · answer #6 · answered by seanswimsnrt 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
If a person truly wants to take the time to study the prophecies in the old testament and relate them to the fulfilled prophecies in the new, this would be a way to "prove" that the bible truly is the word of God. But...most people who insist they need proof, and not just to take things by faith...will not invest this kind of time.
2006-09-11 19:08:39 · answer #7 · answered by Esther 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
it would depend on the religion.
faith is a firm belief in some thing it does not have to be religious or spiritual
2006-09-11 19:01:12 · answer #8 · answered by brakedown61301 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Faith, definitely.
2006-09-11 18:44:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Faith. the other two are trying to find out how it was done.
2006-09-11 18:46:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋