These are three topics that supposedly counter each other, yet they all coexist within me.
This realization hit me as I was reading for Philosophy of Religion. William James argues that it is the duty of reason (aka philosophy) to strip down the mysteries of religion. In today's world, the rift between science and faith is progressively emphasized. Simply put, these three "ways of thinking," if you can call them that, seem like they would continually contradict one another. But for some reason, they all come together as various aspects that make up who I am.
I'm a Christian and a biochemistry major, with a philosophy minor. How does that even function? I'm asking myself this, and right now I don't know the answer. I'm a little flabbergasted at myself at the moment, to be honest. (It's a strange feeling, lemme tell ya.) Maybe I'm just a confused child, overall?
Maybe philosophy and reason helps me analyze science but leads me to question faith.
Maybe the empirical foundations of science result in a unique and awesome understanding of the truths upheld by faith, concurrently undermining the free thought that characterizes philosophy.
Maybe religion bridges the gaps that science deem inexplicable and serves as an application of contemplative and sometimes critical thought processes involved in philosophy.
I don't know the answers, but this idea really immersed me in thought just now...
I think/feel it is needful to ask questions without having to be convinced that there are answers that we are capable of comprehending...or that without understanding that there are no real answers...at this point i can only say that neither God nor the science of God can be ever fully understood...infinite perspectives are needed to show who the God of the universe is...like the five or so blind men trying to describe the elephant.
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