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Too narrow a view of faith. Kirkegaard wrote of a “leap of faith” by which the will and passion necessary to believe in yourself and your abilities is inherentl
by robg 4y ago
Too narrow a view of faith. Kirkegaard wrote of a “leap of faith” by which the will and passion necessary to believe in yourself and your abilities is inherently spiritual. Rather than a blind leap, we use reason to literally and figuratively reach for the stars, be it another continent in Polynesian canoes or another planet aboard rocket thrusters. Feature not a bug of human ingenuity tied to purpose.
https://academic.logos.com/kierkegaards-leap-of-faith/ https://academic.logos.com/kierkegaards-leap-of-faith/
- dqpb 4y ago> the will and passion necessary to believe in yourself and your abilities is inherently spiritual Having raised a child, I think the will to explore is natural and innate, and confidence in oneself is developed and reinforced through experience.
- robg 4y agoI’m raising three, they each have their own spark, no? Calling it natural and innate is just as underspecified as saying God-given or lucky or a leap of faith.
- dqpb 4y agoIt’s much more specified. You can look at physical things like their dna, their brain, chemical markers, etc. Even without these, one doesn’t need God to understand the concept of variation.