Is it really that important?
2007-03-31 16:29:15 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, very much so. If not you get bad theology and bad religion.
2007-03-31 16:31:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Critical thinking is so important. Jesus himself said that you should have an answer and reason. It was critical thinking that reinforced my belief in Christianity and my Catholicism. for example:
The law of non contradiction- two truths cannot contradict each other. It illustrated to me that their can only be objective reason;or one truth. There is no room for moral relativism in Christianity.
The law of causality- everything must have a cause for it to be. That helped me with how there is a Creator and we are not random selections of DNA. Out of chaos order cannot be born. There must be an Infinite Cause to cause all other causes. Put concrete,hammer,nails,wood,everything you need for a structure into a huge cement mixer. Let it turn and mix and lets see if a constructed building comes out of it.
I have many more examples but yes critical thinking is very important
2007-03-31 23:51:04 · answer #2 · answered by Bird 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pardon the play on words here, but critical thinking becomes more critical as time goes on in the life of a Christian (I won't suggest an answer for adherents of other religions). By this I mean that I chose to believe evangelical Christianity's version of theism with all of the critical thought I could muster at five years of age. ;-) However, as time went on I questioned every religious belief and mode of thinking I'd inherited and put it through the rigors of academic investigation. I encourage every Christian to do this. Religious convictions ought to be more than stated dogma but verifiable truth. Thanks for asking.
2007-03-31 23:36:01 · answer #3 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To theists/fundamentalists generally the concept of critical thinking would be inconceivable, I suggest, besides being immaterial to their belief systems! Unless one is a Jesuit, which theists are generally considered to be the Christian intellectuals, the idea of probing Christianity would be fairly incomprehensible, even eliciting fear of reprisal from god. Critical thinking is more the province of nonbelievers in my opinion; I have known many so-called faithful, but I have never known any of them to be particularly introspective or questioning in regard to their accepted belief systems. Theism tends not to withstand scientific examination unless the "believer" has assimilated a personal philosophy which includes a deity who is somehow compatible with or sympathetic to logical theory. More likely, however, the "believer" will instead have constructed a protective mental "firewall" which defies scientific incursion...
2007-03-31 23:53:53 · answer #4 · answered by Lynci 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Read
2. Find someone who knows a lot about the religion (for it)
3. Find someone with a different point of view (against it)
4. Repeat #2
It's very important.
2007-03-31 23:37:13 · answer #5 · answered by canyoustandthelight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person can actually reason with the scriptures. Solutions to many problems in life are in the scriptures, but you have to learn how to apply them. There are so many spiritual/ philosophical statements in the Bible, it is quite enjoyable to analyze them. All things in the Bible are not crystal clear apparent.
From the question I assume you believe that Christians just accept whatever they are told. Perhaps some do, but definitely not all. As Mr. Spock would put it, some Christians have minds that are quite "fascinating." Peace.
2007-03-31 23:38:09 · answer #6 · answered by ignoramus_the_great 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
critical thinking can be very important if you are talking about religion. This topic can change so many aspects of peoples lives. The very action of minipulating someones life with religious conversation is very crucial in and of itself.
2007-03-31 23:33:06 · answer #7 · answered by takingchristtotheworld 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is very easy to be critical. God can take your criticism. Can you take critic from God? You have a free will. Make sure that you choose wisely what is important to you. : )
2007-03-31 23:34:33 · answer #8 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its the reason the christian theologist don't know what the hell is going on. when you take a college class over half memorizing a book, and half free answer that is hard to be counted wrong, you get a dumbass trying to impose their beliefs on the world
2007-03-31 23:33:37 · answer #9 · answered by Ryan, Atheati Magus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, its key. It led me out of typical Christianity and into the elect.
2007-03-31 23:33:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thinking and religion don't mix - kinda like drinking and driving.
2007-03-31 23:51:31 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋