I would think it rather dangerous to have faith in logic. Logic can be manipulated to justify virtually ANYTHING. Far safer to have an immutable Truth to hang your faith on.
But by all means, keep searching.
2007-06-26 17:31:12
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answered by Anonymous
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Sure it it okay to have faith in logic. Common sense should guide us most of hte time. It's when we stand before our Red Sea or march around Jericho-at the behest of God, that faith will overcome natural reasoning. Remember the natural mind is not subject to God. (see Paul's writings) If Jesus told you to go catch a fish and look in his mouth; logic would tell you this is foolish, but Peter obeyed and found a coin in a fish. So: use common sense and look for the Lord in the small things. What separates most of Christendom is that most walk in very ordinary, logical ways, and some walk in the supernatural-the Spirit.
2007-06-27 00:41:58
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answered by B00G1 3
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I think the answers above seem to misunderstand what "faith" is. Faith and logic go hand in hand, and faith has nothing to do with believing something illogical. We use faith in conjunction with logic every day.
For instance, when you are driving up a steep hill you don't stop at the top to get out of your car and check to make sure the road continues on the other side. You have faith that it continues, even though you can't see it. It is faith based on what logic tells you - because all your past experience tells you that the road will continue.
The Bible tells us to study the Word and to be able to give a reasonable defense as to WHY we believe. This means to be able to hold a logical conversation with those who ask us why trust in God.
The Bible also tells the story of the Berean people, who didn't just take Paul's word for it when he said that Jesus was the messiah, but they went and studied the scriptures every day to see if what he said made sense. They were not condemned for not having faith, they were commended for the logical response of checking it out for themselves. And once they did they came to believe.
So, faith and logic are not at all mutually exclusive.
There are times of course when we don't understand God because, well... we aren't God. Those are the times we have to EXERCISE our faith and trust in him even when it doesn't make sense to us. That is why I think people assume faith goes against logic.
But I think it is in those times when we have to be the most logical and remember that He has never failed us before, so we can trust Him now. Like driving up that steep hill (in life). Sometimes we really think the road seems to end and it doesn't make sense to us to drive off the "cliff", but logically we should know that God has never in the past led us astray, so we can have faith that He won't do so this time.
Does that make sense? I hope I wrote it out in a way that reads clearly! =)
2007-06-27 00:38:58
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answered by Michelle M 2
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Hmm, if that was an intentional play on words, it was rather clever... Though yes, it is necessary, as faith, by definition, isn't based upon logic. One can have faith that their logic is valid if they have no evidence of that, but the past results of using logic usually give one enough evidence that it can't be considered faith...
2007-06-27 00:25:17
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answered by yelxeH 5
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So you want to believe that proven logic will apply in relationships that are outside measurement. Since you cannot measure them, that means you probably cannot measure the effect of having or not having faith in those interactions. Sounds like a safe bet to me either way.
2007-06-27 00:34:17
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answered by tacs1ave 3
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Of Course!
GOD Created Logic!
Now when it comes to FAITH, it takes your spirit to use it.
Logic is in the Mind.
Faith is in the spirit.
You are a spirit, you have a soul (mind, will, emotions) and you live in a body
Ditto.
2007-06-27 00:31:48
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answered by maguyver727 7
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i think its ok to have faith in logic. but this is only possible if it is logical to have faith. and if it is logical to have faith, then any faith is logical, therefore ruling out the need of having to put your faith in logic.
it all comes back to having faith in God. cause no matter how hard you try to get around it, having faith in logic, logiclly means that you must first have faith, which comes from God.
2007-06-27 00:26:29
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answered by Anonymous
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Logic requires no faith. It is by nature undeniable.
However, logic does not mean that God, whatever it may be, does not exist, nor does it mean that your "spiritual experiences" are necessarily false. Don't misunderstand the purpose and power of logic and science; they exist to understand and create, not to take away.
2007-06-27 00:24:21
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answered by Skye 5
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Well, now you're into the semantics of the word faith... It's okay to believe that logic is self-evidently reliable.
2007-06-27 00:24:15
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answered by Anonymous
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It is best to have faith and the ability to be logical. The two are not diametrically opposed as some seem to think.
2007-06-27 00:25:00
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answered by Anonymous
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