2007-04-05 09:37:26 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I don't. It can't be done.
2007-04-05 09:39:24 · answer #1 · answered by S K 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
What part of Faith is not logical? Read this scripture and suggest what's not logical about it? Romans 1:20-23 or pose any question that is based on scripture? Remember many things taught in professed Christianity are not Biblical? Many people follow the teachings of men. Its called counterfeit, or ear ticklers, Its even a business. The problem is that people don't separate the truth of God's word from the false teachings. gemhandy@hotmail.com
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2007-04-05 09:57:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who said they were mutually exclusive? There seems to be an air about this forum which smells of, "If you believe something, it must be illogical." This is sheer nonsense! At the base of the secular world view there is a belief (illogical!) that everything is explainable by purely natural phenomena. They have a priori dismissed the supernatural without any other warrant than not being able to measure with the five senses. Then again, they would have had to dismiss the notion of microbes until the invention of the microscope since they are not immediately observable either.
The fact is, there is a method of determining the truth of the Gospel, and it is purely experimental, that is you can test according to the way you would test any other scientific hypothesis. "If any man will do His [God's] will, he will know my doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak for myself." Jesus Christ
The litmus test of Christianity is practice the things you are instructed to do in the scripture and see whether or not they are true. Fair enough? Incidentally, one of the first things you are told to do is repent, that is turn away from things you know are wrong, and CHANGE YOUR THINKING. Start with temporarily suspending your doubt and ask God to reveal Himself to you in a method of His choosing. Do not demand this, but be humble enough to let Him choose how and when and whether or not to do it. Ask His forgiveness for obvious things you have done and see what happens. I suspect you will find the Lord is good, but He is no deal maker. Things are on His terms, or not at all. After all, we are the creatures, He is the creator; we are the offendors, He is the offended. His way, or none at all.
If you have not done this, then you have not experimentally tested the evidence and have no grounds on which to reject it.
Tom
2007-04-05 09:51:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can't do, at least the faith religion expects you to have.
Faith is relative and comes in degrees.
I feel I I can depend on my G/F because of things she has done in the past. Her past behavior is not a guarantee, it's just a gauge for measuring. She could still let me down at any time, but I have faith I can depend on her.
To me that's an acceptable degree of faith - but is that logical ?
To believe the things religion tells you takes much, much more. A leap of faith, a BIG one
That don't reconcile with me.
2007-04-05 09:48:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
We all have faith one way or another if we believe in something and we know it.
As for me, I want to be with God here and after. I have a great pleasure serving and worshiping God. I actually want to be with God forever, and that is why it is very logical for me to go to Jesus for it..since I cannot make my own way. : )
2007-04-05 15:23:44 · answer #5 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't. Faith and logic are mutually exclusive. Faith cannot correctly describe the workings of the physical universe and logic will never find the truth in religious matters.
2007-04-05 09:45:04 · answer #6 · answered by Diogenes 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
That all depends in what kind of faith you're talking about.
I have faith in myself, faith in my family, faith in my fiancee..... I have faith in things that are real & that have proven to me that they are worthy of my faith.
As far as logic goes, it explains what blind faith cannot.... and that is where i reconcile faith with logic. I do not believe in blind faith, nor do i believe in blind faith towards some imaginary being that governs the universe.
2007-04-05 09:43:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because for some people, having faith is logical.
2007-04-05 09:43:37 · answer #8 · answered by Wanderer 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I try to put faith down and back away.
Then turn to my arsenal of logic to explain the issue. I don't see faith as an issue to explain.
2007-04-05 09:41:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Logic only works when you have all or most of the information.
If you don't understand details of things, your logic will NOT always lead you to the right conclusion.
Logically it's easy to say that it's impossible for a large, metal and plastic object to fly hundreds of people into the air, to a designated far-away city. But we all know that airplanes are real! (But we don't all TOTALLY understand airplane mechanics, laws of aerodynamics, and navigation)
Logically it's easy to say that "of course" you can't talk to your mother 3,000 miles away on a small device that sends electro-magnetic waves through the air and transmits your voice in milliseconds. But we all use cell phones and know they are real! (But we don't all understand electrical engineering, wave transmission, and sound conversion)
Logically it's easy to say that God isn't real, and you can't pray to him, or have a relationship with him... but I do it every day. (Even though I don't know the details of the nature of God or how he communicates with us through his Spirit)
2007-04-05 09:52:09 · answer #10 · answered by peacetimewarror 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It just tastes better when the faith is all mixed in instead of sitting at the bottom.
2007-04-05 09:44:52 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋