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"Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all. " Maybe reading some Chesterton wou
by whipoodle 9y ago
"Reason is itself a matter of faith. It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all. " Maybe reading some Chesterton would help.
- Chris2048 9y agoDoes it help? Isn't that a distortion of religion? I've read some Popper. This feels like the "god of the gaps" argument, that reduces god to pretty much anything. In reality, religion is far less abstract. The abstract axioms of reason aren't really the same as religious articles of faith. > It is an act of faith to assert that our thoughts have any relation to reality at all Depends what you mean by "reality". The closest institution wrt the nature of reality, is "science" which strives to discover its nature, and even implies by method that it is purely phenomenal. Compare/contrast with a church - which defends its doctrines rather than verify them.