Does a belief in God break the rules of reasoning?

Question

Sen D - There are several rules.
Ex. Propostion compability, mutally exclusivness, the law of
non-contradtiction, circle reasoning etc.

Answer 1

Depends on the premises.

Answer 2

No. The "rules of reasoning" are used to weigh the merits of various ideas in order to arrive at truth; and while they might be used to argue that belief in God is unreasonable, belief in Him is not actually counter to the methods of reasoning.

That said, I think that belief in God, a creator, is quite reasonable. Consider a short example:

1. We know that matter is not infinitely old, meaning that the material universe must have had a beginning.
2. It is not possible to have an infinite series of event regressions in reality, therefore, we know that time had a beginning.
3. Since it is logically impossible for a person or a thing to perform any actions before they exist, we know that the universe cannot have created itself.
4. All evidences point to the universe being a closed system.

Based on the above, the reasonable conclusion is that the universe had a beginning, and that it was brought into being by an immaterial force, one that is neither defined nor confined by the laws of nature (since those laws are dependent upon the existence of the universe, they can't have played any role in its origin...in other words, they cannot be responsible for their own origin).

Answer 3

I reason that it is unlikely that the question of a belief in a higher power will ever be proven or disproven by recourse to reason 100% . No one can say for sure so therefore it is equally reasonable to hold either position . Even if you conclude after considering all the factors involved that the is no God it is still only one of two possible answers . It does not break the rules of reasoning to say we do not know . At this point a leap in either direction involves resorting to the same recourse , one of faith in ones instincts .

Answer 4

The Scientist don't understand much about the Sub-Atomic Realm.
Things go alittle Wacky when they get down to that Scale.
But, once they start to Unravel these "Laws" then they will be able to Reason it out.

Once your Mind is UnBlinded by getting "Born-Again" Then "GOD Almighty" will become Real to you and Then you can Really Start Reasoning Out the Bible.

After That, contradictions will fade away.
Just how it Works!

Answer 5

I believe that it does and these are my reasonings:

1. Noah's ark: if 2 giraffes were on the ark and they had a baby, who would the baby mate with?

2. It doesn't make sense that God has always been there since before time because he can't just have appeared out of nowhere.

3. The Bible implies that the world is only 6000 years old. We know from science that that can't be true.

Many other doubts can come up. I hope our generation lives to discover how life started and the mysteries of time!

Answer 6

It depends how deep you are willing to go, most scientific logic clearly shows that this is impossible, I myself believe God was created by man to keep order, "Fear God" or burn in hell, the Bible was the Book of all books, why was it written so long ago, why isn't there a sequel, why has no-one ever witnessed God among other people, and if God really would send his only begotten son to cleanse us of our sins, i think he may have jumped the gun a little bit, don't you?? I think he should put his only son to death now when people really need it...You know what the problem is with the world, war,crime, hate,people are figuring it out, just like Santa,Easter Bunny,Jack Frost all things created to make children behave, Coincidence??? I think not

Answer 7

Wow, the first two answers were really philosophical. "No." Damn, I'll have nightmares over that one.

That depends on your religious belief. Personally I would say yes, being an atheist. But I'm sure any devout Christian would tell you 'no'.

What do you mean by 'rules of reasoning'? Most people I work with (chemists, physicists, etc) agree that the idea of an omnibenevolent superbeing is too far-fetched and undocumented to be true, but as for rules of reasoning - well, when I look out my front window, I don't see my Jewish or Christian neighbours running around with underwear on their heads or whatever..

Answer 8

Estrella E provides my answer unintentionally. I will give her credit for an excellent, if misdirected, display of skepticism. Her answer is the very one I put forward to those who suggest the existence of the supernatural, "Show me". No one has yet.

Of course the supernatural is supposed to transcend the rules of reason. I suppose we will hear that very argument put forward.

Answer 9

No belief breaks rules of reasoning. Reasoning begins with a set of assumptions, and as long as each step from the set of assumptions is internally consistent, the reasoning is valid. Whether the answer is correct or not is an entirely separate issue from whether the reasoning itself is sound.

Answer 10

Absolutely not. The ability to reason comes from God and is proof of His existence.

Isa 1:18 Come now and let us reason together, says Jehovah: Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red as the crimson, they shall be like wool.

Answer 11

Yes!!! The sky is not blue because God wants to. Its blue for a reason. The difference between faith and reason its very complex and satisfactory at the same time.