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2007-06-27 11:11:58 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The general population can be divided into two categories:
A. Comforted by the ambiguity of things (mystery, wonder). They love the fact that everything cannot be explained. Right-brain thinkers.
B. Comforted by explanations (even if they are faulty) and reasoning. It gives them a sense of being in control of things. Left-brain thinkers.
Then there is category C which involves both hemispheres, that is, the person is both intellectual and intuitive. Some of the best scientists are in that category.
And finally, category D, that transcends all the other categories. At that level, the person has access to the unified field of consciousness, god consciousness and can gain direct knowledge from there.
2007-06-28 02:07:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't know anybody who does. I am an agnostic/atheist who highly values reason. I look for natural, material answers to all questions about how the universe works. I don't attribute the universe to spirits or demons or gods or supernatural beings of any source. And I constantly wonder at the beauty of the universe.
Reason and wonder are not mutually exclusive. Think about art or football. The more you know about the mechanics of how an artist creates or player plays, the more you know about the specifics of the rules and the history of art or the sport, the more you appreciate it. The less you know about them the more details you miss, the less you appreciate a really fine accomplishment because you can't differentiate it from a normal one, the less, in a word, you wonder at it.
The more we learn through reason, experimentation, science, and rational inquiry into how the universe works, the more we come to appreciate it. Scientists have as much awe as anyone at the astonishing universe we live in. They just appreciate better just how it works.
I'd go one step further- rational people appreciate it even more! For instance, if I look at a sunset I am in awe of the beauty, of how evolution has led to my appreciation of it, of how the spectrums of light, the astronomical factors, the atmospheric factors, and biological factors all interplay to bring such beauty. I appreciate the sunset for what it is, on its own terms. If I write it off to the work of some invisible beings, I'm not really appreciating the sunset but, rather, thinking about the supernatural creature or creatures I choose to attribute the event to.
2007-06-27 18:24:14 · answer #2 · answered by thatguyjoe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fact : At a constant speed of 100mph it would take you 360 days to circumnavigate the Sun. Kind of makes you wonder.
Fact: If I place my index finger on top of The Great Unconformity in Grand Canyon NP and my thumb on the bottom of it there will be between 250,000,000 . and 1,200, 000 000 years of time missing between my fingers. There will be life on Earth on my index finger and none on my thumb.
Conclusion: Reason is Wonder's best friend.
2007-06-27 18:32:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow, why can't I have both? I do actually. Yes, I am an atheist, but I still can be overwhelmed by the beauty of nature. I spend most of my spare time outdoors birding or butterflying. I am amazed by astronomy. The vastness of the universe is something I contemplate often.
2007-06-27 18:18:10 · answer #4 · answered by in a handbasket 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because many individuals presently have 'short-sightedness' and limited reasoning! Besides, it is also part of the cost of 'control' things oneself versus letting Jesus 'control' it. Christian Apex; Col. 3:17.
2007-06-27 18:31:23 · answer #5 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never traded away Wonder.I find when using it with Reason it enhances both.They work together like Love and Peace.
2007-06-27 18:19:06 · answer #6 · answered by Dr. NG 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Those who have done this believe they think they know everything that they need to know. hmmm the "reason" for wonder should be obvious but is in some ways obscured by fear they could be wrong. We need to remember "reason" is very important and should never be forgotten. Let our reason for wonder ever grow.
2007-06-27 21:40:07 · answer #7 · answered by James 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I had this wonderful castle in the air,
but the building inspector said the foundations weren't up to code.
Wonders there are. An atom is a wonder, but you won't see it without reason.
2007-06-27 18:15:21 · answer #8 · answered by Pedestal 42 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Wonder is not traded for reason; it is because people wondered that we seek to reason our place in this world and how it works.
2007-06-27 18:21:16 · answer #9 · answered by Worzel Gummidge 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Thats absurd. I treasure my reason, but I am always in wonder about the universe. And I'm an atheist. Take that!
2007-06-27 18:18:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋