Wise Words on Wednesday: Arguing with those who renounce Reason
“To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.”
Thomas Paine
Tag: Reason
Wise Words on Wednesday: Why Apologetics?
“It is commonly said that if rational argument is so seldom the cause of conviction, philosophical apologists must largely be wasting their shot. The premise is true, but the conclusion does not follow. For though argument does not create conviction, the lack of it destroys belief. What seems to be proved may not be embraced; but what no one shows the ability to defend is quickly abandoned. Rational argument does not create belief, but it maintains a climate in which belief may flourish.”
Austin Farrer, Theologian and friend of C.S. Lewis
Faith or Reason?
I’m still thinking about my conversation with an atheist this weekend. Try as I might, I was unable to convince him that “faith” and “reason” aren’t enemies. I needed backup. Where was Peter Kreeft when I needed him?!
Grasp Everything
