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Idea 1:
Difference between
Reasoning and
Thinking
For the past few weeks we have discussed the differences between
reasoning and thinking. Most people think before making judgments but what this
class is trying to teach us is that we should also reason before making
judgments. To think before we make judgments means that we take what knowledge
that we already have and the knowledge that was given to us and we form an
idea. But to reason we need to do more research, to think deeper, and to not
take everything as truth. Although reasoning may be harder than just thinking,
to really get at the full truth reasoning is necessary. I think this idea is
important because it is essential if we really want to seek the truth.
Idea 2: What is
faith?
During class we have discussed faith in many different ways but
the first thing we did was define what faith is. Faith to different people
means different things but true faith has two parts, belief and trust. Faith is
not just blind trust or belief. It is an educated mix of the two. I decided to
talk about the definition of faith in this journal because it seems to me that
to truly understand something we need to at least know what the definition of
it is. Also when having a discussion with someone about faith you need to clarify
what your definition is so there are not any misunderstandings.
Idea 3: We are
all in the “Cave”
Another idea I got from the first section of this class is that
no matter what I can learn from others even when I disagree with them. We
talked about how all of us are in the “darkness” because no one knows the full
truth about anything. In my opinion the truth is very important and if I ever
want to understand it I have to listen to people who believe different things.
I need to listen to them because most likely they have some of the truth in
what they say. I can put the truth in both of our ideas together and move
closer to understand the bigger picture.
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