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2006-12-27 09:14:22 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

31 answers

Only for crazy people.

2006-12-27 09:15:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 3

Is there faith that is not blind? Faith is just a hunch. If I am lost, I must orient myself. If I can't ask anyone which road to take, I'll take one by hunch or faith. The facts of reality will prove if I took the right road or not. Faith has a reason to exist only in the absence of proof.

Faith is gambling. I'll bet on red because I have a hunch that black will lose. Again, the fact of reality will prove if my hunch was right or wrong. Just let the wheel spin and see what comes out. Faith is just a guess. Reason will simply say that you'll have a fifty-fifty chance that either red or black will come out, if those are the only colors you can choose to bet on.

As to God, why do people believe or don't believe? There are hundreds of reasons why people bet on God and others don't. Whatever reason people may have for believing in the supernatural it is never evidence. The minute you have evidence of the existence of something, faith has finished its purpose to be.

You need not believe in the mountains, or the ocean, or your shoes. These are things for which you have evidence -- faith is not required and is powerless in front of evidence. So far, reason will simply tell you that there is no evidence of the existence of anything supernatural.

2006-12-27 17:34:42 · answer #2 · answered by DrEvol 7 · 0 0

Define 'trump.' To have faith simply means that you are convinced of something. I have faith that the earth revolves around the sun. Why? Because of reason. What you are hinting at is doubt. Modern science assumes two philosophies: materialism and doubt. Materialism maintains that all phenonena can be explained through matter. Doubt maintains that nothing is true until we can find evidence for it. While using doubt keeps us from believing in things that do not exist, it also keeps us from believing in things that do exist. The Bible, for example, talked about the Sumerians, named several of their cities, and even provided a time frame. Scholars rejected all of that as pure mythology until the remains of the Sumerians were uncovered in the 1940's. So, while doubt is necessary in the sciences, it does not necessarily lead to truth.

2006-12-27 17:28:36 · answer #3 · answered by NONAME 7 · 0 0

well when it comes to religion then i would say yes faith trumps reason logic and common sense as people who believe through faith are blinded to the reality that's around them instead they look at how life could be and all the what ifs instead of lookin at how life is because life has alot of disappointments in it so it's like living in a fantasy world

2006-12-27 17:32:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I would suppose so. Faith has let people destroy themselves via suicide for centuries. Extremists seem to prove it is more than a theory.Jim Jones. Those Unfortunates in the twin towers that died due ti religious extremists. History is full of people committing suicide for their god.
Reason seems to step aside for religious faith pretty often.
In Theory one would "say not at all", but looking at the evidence it seems to prove that reason is trumped by faith.

2006-12-27 17:25:44 · answer #5 · answered by tian_mon 3 · 0 0

Yes. Faith trumps reason.

God knows what things we have need of before we ask Him.
Matthew 6:8

Faith need not argue. Faith has complete trust, loyalty and confidence. God works all things together for our good for those who love Him.

2006-12-27 17:24:55 · answer #6 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 0 0

Who is Faith Trump? Does Donald have another daughter?

*joke*

Anyway, if faith 'trumps' reason, then the believers will be left dependent upon the non-believers, because faith doesn't grow crops, build factories, or run restaurants. And apparently since our President depended on faith to undertake the war, faith also doesn't win wars.

2006-12-27 17:19:24 · answer #7 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 3 1

I think the relationship between faith and reason in Christianity is that faith does not trump reason. On the contrary, acting according to God's will is acting in accordance with reason. For example, violence in the name of faith is not justified, because violence is at odds with reason.

2006-12-27 17:22:41 · answer #8 · answered by thundercatt9 7 · 0 1

I'm not going to say it trumps reason, but I don't think reason has much to do with faith. Faith is pretty much more about what you believe. Reason is just good logic I think. Both are good when executed properly.

2006-12-27 17:18:18 · answer #9 · answered by donbenecio 4 · 0 2

There are those who believe that some kinds of truth cannot be achieved by reason, that these truths must be accepted only by faith. They are called fideists. And there are those who prefer the guidance of reason and hold that no belief should be held unless it is supported by evidence. They are called rationalists, or evidentialists.

"Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but--more frequently than not--struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God" ~ Martin Luther

"Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error." ~ Thomas Jefferson

2006-12-27 17:18:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3 1

Faith in God consists of following the word of God/Jesus even if you do not understand or accept religious teaching in my case the Catholic catechism, I operate on th principle that if I remain faithful to God salvation could be granted to me after death.Have a look at the on-line Catholic encyclopedia for a detailed explanation, in general all Christians hold this view and I cannot speak for non Christians.Surrender to God as the Muslims say.Atheism is such a cold concept.

2006-12-27 17:25:11 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

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