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Does All Rational Thought Involve ‘Faith’?

By Filings on Tue, 04/18/17
Bible, Theology & Philosophy
Reason
Faith
Clear Thinking

“I wish to briefly introduce author David Bentley Hart’s argument—which may seem shocking to some—that reason also requires faith.”

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Bert Perry

NewThis is a really good point

Tue, 04/18/17

Summarized; if we are to use the tools of reasoning, we must first have faith in our ways of sensing the world, and then our ability to process that information. Those who argue that reason opposes faith quite frankly do not understand the tools of reasoning and logic.

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.

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