We also learned about to other ways of thinking. The first is nihilism, which uses only reason. Nihilism states there are no truths becaus the universe is in flux. This is self-contradictory because the statement they consider true is rendered in valid by itself.
On the other side of the spectrum is radicalism. Radicalism is faith with no reason. One group of this school of thinking is fundamentalism, the belief that all answers come from a holy text and it is to be read literally. Another branch of this is fanaticism, in which its members refuse to see any reason against their beliefs and attack others belief.
The logical choice therefore is the middleground. The middleground is faith supported by reason.
That God made faith as a choice. God gave us freewill so we could choose to love, serve, and follow him. Without freewill we would be but organic robots programmed to follow God.
That faith is reasonable. Faith isn't making uninformed choices and taking dangerous paths. Those with faith will consede most points if logic and facts count against it(eventually). Most of us now believe that the theory of evolution is correct.
Finally the last thing I learned this week is that by balancing faith and reason we have a greater chance of discovering the truth. With reason we can weed out the implausible and impossible while with faith we bring in what we feel in our hearts to be true. Although this group is dwindling, their prosperity can be seen.
