http://docisinblog.com/index.php/2004/10/20/faith-reason/ a physician looks at medicine, religion, politics, pets, & passion in life Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:35:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://docisinblog.com/index.php/2004/10/20/faith-reason/comment-page-1/#comment-13669 On Faith I: Faith & Reason | The Doctor Is In Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:42:47 +0000 http://docisinblog.com/archives/2004/10/20/faith-reason/#comment-13669 [...] is common for the skeptic to argue that spiritual or religious faith is “believing things for which there is no empirical evidence.” But contained within this erroneous definition is the very seed of its fallacy: it demands [...] [...] is common for the skeptic to argue that spiritual or religious faith is “believing things for which there is no empirical evidence.” But contained within this erroneous definition is the very seed of its fallacy: it demands [...]

]]> http://docisinblog.com/index.php/2004/10/20/faith-reason/comment-page-1/#comment-10967 On Faith I: Faith & Reason | The Doctor Is In Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:16:18 +0000 http://docisinblog.com/archives/2004/10/20/faith-reason/#comment-10967 [...] is common for the skeptic to argue that spiritual or religious faith is “believing things for which there is no empirical evidence.” But contained within this erroneous definition is the very seed of its fallacy: it demands [...] [...] is common for the skeptic to argue that spiritual or religious faith is “believing things for which there is no empirical evidence.” But contained within this erroneous definition is the very seed of its fallacy: it demands [...]

]]> http://docisinblog.com/index.php/2004/10/20/faith-reason/comment-page-1/#comment-10905 Bad Advice, Goddess | The Doctor Is In Thu, 18 Oct 2007 19:33:40 +0000 http://docisinblog.com/archives/2004/10/20/faith-reason/#comment-10905 [...] the old “faith is belief without evidence” line — where have I heard that one before? Sigh. It’s sad to see bright people fall face-down into this kind of intellectual [...] [...] the old “faith is belief without evidence” line — where have I heard that one before? Sigh. It’s sad to see bright people fall face-down into this kind of intellectual [...]

]]> http://docisinblog.com/index.php/2004/10/20/faith-reason/comment-page-1/#comment-9548 On Faith I: Faith & Reason | The Doctor Is In Thu, 11 Jan 2007 08:05:31 +0000 http://docisinblog.com/archives/2004/10/20/faith-reason/#comment-9548 [...] It is common for the skeptic to argue that spiritual or religious faith is “believing things for which there is no empirical evidence.” But contained within this erroneous definition is the very seed of its fallacy: it demands of the spiritual and immaterial realm that it be subject to the measurements, the rules, and the limitations of the material, and presumes the non-existence of anything beyond the empirically determinable. The skeptic and the materialist are boxed in; their world is small indeed, allowing for nothing but that which the eye may see, the hand might touch, the mind may comprehend in its finite measure and the incompleteness of its intellectual grasp. [...] [...] It is common for the skeptic to argue that spiritual or religious faith is “believing things for which there is no empirical evidence.” But contained within this erroneous definition is the very seed of its fallacy: it demands of the spiritual and immaterial realm that it be subject to the measurements, the rules, and the limitations of the material, and presumes the non-existence of anything beyond the empirically determinable. The skeptic and the materialist are boxed in; their world is small indeed, allowing for nothing but that which the eye may see, the hand might touch, the mind may comprehend in its finite measure and the incompleteness of its intellectual grasp. [...]

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