Mistake 1: Faith has nothing to do with reason. Reason is based on empirical evidence whereas faith is based on sentiments of emotion and subjective experiences.
Reason without faith is like cutting off a branch you are sitting on. Faith and reason are not the same but are both necessary in learning Truth. If I believe science will teach me all truth, then my faith is based on sentiment, because science itself, can not and will not, ever prove anything, all science can do is provide evidence for further investigation. Evenmore, how would one know if science has revealed all truth? In order to even ask a question one has to believe in something, for example, how can I say God doesn't exist if I don't believe in his non-existence? In order to prove or disprove something, both possibilities have to be explored. Science and Religion both start with accepted truths in order to build reasonable explanations about creation and the Creator respectively. Proponents of science rather than religion are inevitably making science a religion, replacing God and Natural Laws with the Universe and Newton's Laws.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Atheism and Theism: Part 1 - Five Philosophical Mistakes
Before beginning my series of notes on Atheism and Theism, I believe this video clip by Father Barron is relevant, so please watch it.
This will be an ongoing series of notes I will be writing. Fundamentalism on any side of the debate leads to ignoring the broad scope and complexity of Truth. God and the universe can not be reduced to fundamentalism, both are infinite and mere finite words will never define either, but if absolute truth exists then there has to be a path in knowing this truth. Later I will discuss the issue of multiple paths to the same truth, but for now I want to address five philosophical mistakes often made by Atheists and Theists. I have listed these below.
1.Faith has nothing to do with reason. Reason is based on empirical evidence whereas faith is based on sentiments of emotion and subjective experiences.
2.The existence of God cannot be deduced from science.
3.Darwinism removes the necessity of God in the origin of life.
4.If evil exists, then God could not be all knowing, all loving, and all powerful.
5.Man and Animal are both qualitatively equal.
This will be an ongoing series of notes I will be writing. Fundamentalism on any side of the debate leads to ignoring the broad scope and complexity of Truth. God and the universe can not be reduced to fundamentalism, both are infinite and mere finite words will never define either, but if absolute truth exists then there has to be a path in knowing this truth. Later I will discuss the issue of multiple paths to the same truth, but for now I want to address five philosophical mistakes often made by Atheists and Theists. I have listed these below.
1.Faith has nothing to do with reason. Reason is based on empirical evidence whereas faith is based on sentiments of emotion and subjective experiences.
2.The existence of God cannot be deduced from science.
3.Darwinism removes the necessity of God in the origin of life.
4.If evil exists, then God could not be all knowing, all loving, and all powerful.
5.Man and Animal are both qualitatively equal.
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