Thursday, June 02, 2016

Response To https://twitter.com/godsven3loquist/status/738404594145976320

To me, science seems to suggest that as humans, the concept of faith is intrinsic to the human experience, since human perception seems scientifically considered both limited and fallible. Apparently therefore, in order to form any reasoned assertion, faith must be exercised in the complete reception of significantly relevant data, and in the correct interpretation of that perceived data. To me, science and history seem to suggest that said faith is often unfounded. Apparently, therefore, the phenomenon of faith does not seem logically suggested to constitute the premise flaw that your comment seems to suggest it does.

Perhaps more importantly, the Bible seems to demonstrate a pattern of provision of sufficient evidence upon which to base subsequent faith. That phenomenon also seems central to the human experience, since both education and any reasoned relationship seems to employ that pattern.

To further distinguish between the apparently Biblically-described contexts of faith, to me, the Bible seems to suggest that, the "when times get tough, have more faith" credo might be inappropriate where faith in any point of reference other than God is concerned, including humans, even with regard to human attempt to administrate the apparently Biblically-proposed God/human relationship.

I do not seem to be proposing faith in limited-and fallible-perception humans, but in an omniscient, supremely benevolent point of reference whose existence seems substantiated by science's findings. The outcomes seem logically suggested to be, respectively, undesirable and desirable.