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Friday, October 8, 2010

Mortimer J. Adler on Faith and Reason

"I suspect that most of the individuals who have religious faith are content with blind faith. They feel no obligation to understand what they believe. They may even wish not to have their beliefs disturbed by thought. But if God in whom they believe created them with intellectual and rational powers, that imposes upon them the duty to try to understand the creed of their religion. Not to do so is to verge on superstition."

- Mortimer J. Adler


[Mortimer J. Adler, "A Philosopher’s Religious Faith," in Kelly James-Clark (ed.),]
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7 comments:

  1. MichelleOctober 8, 2010 at 3:14 AM

    Great! I'll be sharing that with friends!

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  2. RHYTHM AND RHYMEOctober 8, 2010 at 4:01 AM

    Most interesting issue Gregg,

    Yvonne.

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  3. PersisOctober 8, 2010 at 6:12 AM

    Excellent quote. Our faith is not based on reason but it is not irrational either.

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  4. J CurtisOctober 8, 2010 at 7:21 AM

    Oh yes. I believe that we are called to do so.

    ""Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD..."

    Isaiah 1:18

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  5. kc bobOctober 8, 2010 at 9:28 AM

    " Not to do so is to verge on superstition."

    What a great statement! I think that much of what is offered as "faith" is simply a veiled superstition.

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  6. LibbyLibbyLibbyLibbyLibbyOctober 8, 2010 at 12:22 PM

    ewwww I love that!

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  7. Brian Ray ToddOctober 9, 2010 at 4:01 PM

    Amen! Psalm 42:1 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. How can we not desire to know what we believe and why? Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

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