When we use reason to think about religious experience, we are led a certain way. But when we use common ordinary sense or intuition to think about religious experience, we are led down quite a different path. I wonder what others think about this; should we use reason, or should we use intuition when thinking …
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Is Science compatible with Religion?
At first glance, it is difficult to see that science is compatible with religion. Too often, the Church has opposed scientific advancement, seeing it as a threat to its power. But Herbert Spencer argued that if science recognises the unknowable, then science and religion are compatible, since religion is about the unknowable. In this way, …
Why do we do good?
I was wondering about whether acts are good because they are godly acts, or if acts are good because they bring about the consequences of order and peace in society. Is Christianity the basis of morality, or is it something else? Why is it good to help others? Is it because it is God’s commandment …
Does God exist?
Rational proofs support the internal consistency and rationality of the Christian faith. Thomas Aquinas argued thus: 1. There is a cause for everything that we see. If premise one is true, is there an infinite regression of causes or does the buck stop somewhere, namely, with God? How did the universe come into existence? 2. Existential argument: The argument …
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