Reply #18: That argument is made only by those faithful who lack all reason [View All]

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Reason is the opposite of faith because reason allows for its own disproving and in fact grows stronger as its arguments are refined through re-examination.

Blind faith--and all faith is blind faith--seldom allows for correction of the thing in which one has placed one's faith. Never does a Christian say "God has changed to keep stride with cultural development;" instead he says "Our perception of God has changed as our culture has developed."

In fact, by making such a statement, the Christian is actually saying "my faith is blind and I have no sincere interest in any evidence that contradicts my preconceptions about the god in which I've placed my faith."

Reason, in stark contrast, requires continual re-examination of one's beliefs, arguments, and preconceptions. That's how a body of knowledge grows, and that's how reason evolves.

Perhaps one's framing of one's faith evolves, but faith does not.