Tag Archives: reason

Martin Luther is still my hero

Posted on November 20, 2009 by me

Therefore a distinction must be made between reason left to itself without restriction, which runs about unbridled and is carried around by its reckonings, which judges and decides on the basis of its own principles, which are common notions, perceptions, … Continue reading →

Posted in Church, Exploring the Twain, Theological Musings | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Limitations of Reason

Posted on March 26, 2009 by me

As I’ve reported once before, Jeff Carter at Sophie’s Ladder has recently published a series of posts summarizing the history of philosophy as it relates to the limitations of reason. As he states in the opening of his “summation” post, … Continue reading →

Posted in Epistemology, Faith, Science & Doubt, Philosophy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The Inane Atheists

Posted on January 26, 2009 by me

The “New Atheists” – people like Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins and of late, Christopher Hitchens – have been making the news now for a couple of years, as their books promoting their strain of anti-theism can be found on endcap … Continue reading →

Posted in Epistemology, Faith, Science & Doubt, Philosophy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Epistemology: faith and reason

Posted on July 15, 2008 by me

In keeping with my series of posts dealing with epistemology and worldview, BarryA over at Uncommon Descent has – almost as if on cue – written an excellent piece discussing how both Theists and materialists rely on a combination of … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Science & Doubt, Philosophy | Tagged , , , , , , | 7 Comments