how does a human mind have faith or beliefs without any scientific analysis or logical conclusions?

Question

Timaeus... intresting point! but, truth, beauty and goodness are evident... whereas faith and beliefs are not!

Answer 1

That which aspires beyond the merely human of necessity does not subject itself to the bromides of a self-satisfied human. Articles of faith have traditionally been held to be peremptory. These articles are a series of commands that, simply put, surpass the human proper and the human's need to seek mastery through ratiocination. Orion does not give faith and beliefs their proper due by intermingling them with the human mind!

...I eagerly await your next eristic question.

Answer 2

Scientific analysis can certainly bring you to a conclusion logically. There are however facts that can not be explained in a logical manner

However the faith and belief are also perceptible by the action of a person. What makes one commit a crime is certainly related to his belief that a human life is not worth it.

So is the Faith that there is a God, not because He controls . But because it is seen in the unexplainable and incredible ways of nature, the razon for existence, the razon for goodness , kindness, mercy, respect, love,

By logic and scientific research, you can not use an equation to produce goodness, kindness, mercy, the beautiful character. It is the realization of that deep inner consciousness that there is a God , the perfect model of goodness, the opposite of evil. And that is not because you can get punished here on earth but you will be punished in the afterlife.

It is very easy to be afraid of punishment here on earth and try to avoid doing it. But a criminal still persists to be a criminal no matter how much he wants to change. Not until he has this leap of faith to believe that there is a God , that there is a heaven and hell that he changes his ways completely.

So do you think that you can explain this fact of belief and faith away by logical and scientific analysis.?

Rosita D

Answer 3

Scientific analysis is not the only mode of knowing. It is not even the primary one. Science observes what is. It makes hypotheses, tests for these within the parameters of limits, and makes conclusions which stand until someone else comes along and either demonstrates that these parameters were too limited or too broad and comes up with a new theory.

By definition the analysis and conclusions of science are delimited. The only way to know that one's analysis and conclusions stood up under all onslaughts would be to be God, the Creator of all things.

You are putting your faith in scientific analysis and logical conclusions, so called, as much as any religious person puts their faith in God (I am assuming you are juxtaposing without saying it, the religious and the scientific view).

Science is a tool--your questions that you have made it your god. There are other modes of knowing besides scientific analysis and logic that are equally valid.

I suggest that you do not have as good an understanding of your belief in scientific analysis as you think, and that it has been acquired more from your schooling than from your own deep study and engagedness.

I am a Christian. My belief is grounded in God's Word.
This is called revelation. There are methods for the study of the integrity of the written word as there are for the science of a flower. If the universe is real, then revelation is real. If not, then science is as much a fancy as religion.

Have you ever read or studied the grounds of faith and belief of Christianity? As an American I think you should.
It was Judeo-Chritian ethics upon which this nation was founded. And I think if you did that your own thinking would be expanded in a way that would deepen your understanding of those who do not despise science, but who do not hold it above all else.

Faithfully,

Maggie

Answer 4

I think people are born this way and it is natural for a baby to have this mindset. The baby is not born with a scientific or logical mind. Instead the first 6 years of its life the tot is accepting of all answers without logic or reasoning. The child is learning language, social, behavioral, educational and other skills he will use for the rest of his life and according to its unique personality.

All of these attributes are grounded in faith and belief from the parents, family, and peers he learns from.

Faith in a belief system is an extension of this type of existence and is natural.

Life is chaotic and unpredictable. It cannot be rationalized or fit neatly like in a classroom. The type of answers a person needs aren't found in the classroom but in real life. And the arena of faith is where these types of life's answers can be found in.

Answer 5

I can see the human mind having faith as the outcome of realizing that the world and beyond is much larger than we can conceive, and fearing our own smallness and being overwhelmed it gives a kind of anchor to a troubled heart.
Belief is or should be a complement to scientific analysis and logical conclusions as a basis for a primary motivation leading to or helping to lead to discovery and further inquiry.
Once the inquiry and subsequent stages of observation and collection of evidence are achieved, the analysis and logical conclusion entailed can then be stated as a goal and subject to the rigors of further scientific analysis.

Answer 6

Oh god Im so retarded. Let me try to explain it from a low IQ point of view . The mind must be taught to have faith or beliefs from birth and somtimes in the womb. I would say we have no basic way of forming analysis or logical conclusions without direction.

Answer 7

How does a human mind have faith or beliefs without any scientific analysis or logical conclusions? First, let's define faith. Faith is belief and trust. The human mind believes and trusts certain illogical concepts like God and the supernatural because believing and trusting in God gives us answers to some of life's questions that cannot be answered using logic or reason. Believing and trusting in God or the supernatural also makes humans feel good. Believing makes them feel safe just in case there is a God. Faith also gives humans a sense of purpose to their lives. "Unless one assumes a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless."--Bertrand Russell, atheist. Also, "Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe. It is not enough that a thing be possible for it to be believed."--Voltaire.

Answer 8

It is not the mind that has the faith, rather the "soul" or "spirit" that does. The stronger the belief is held by ones "being", the easier it is for the mind to adopt the same.

Answer 9

not everyone is interested in science or logic. not everyone likes to see the logic behind things. when majority does not like dealing with logic then its easy for the majority to accept things which do not have any logic. human mind might be evolved, but its not used to its full potential, we still use the chimpanzee part of our brain, its no big deal that we easily subdue the questions that arise in our mind and accept things. the questions are still lined up in our more developed part of brain, but which very few people use. we are animals, just like the monkeys, but with a highly developed brain which is rarely used.

Answer 10

The simple answer, we've inherited obsolete genes. Our primitive barbaric ancestors relied more on their limbic part of their brains to explain the universe. The cerebral cortex is a more recent development. Our primal instincts, fear, hate, and yes, our religious experience all spring forth from the limbic portion of our brain. Obsolete genes do not die overnight, therefore you'll be seeing the irrational belief systems and distorted worldview for some time to come.