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Faith and Reason - WRITING TEST A

Consider the following comments and develop a piece of writing in response to

one or more of them. Yor writing will !e "dged on the #alit$ of $or response

to the theme% how well $o organise and present $or point of view& and how

e'ectivel$ $o e(press $orself. Yo will not !e "dged on the views or attitdes$o e(press.

Faith indeed tells what the senses do not tell, but not the contrary of

what they see. It is above them and not contrary to them.

)laise *ascal

He who has faith has an inward reservoir of courage, hoe,

con!dence, calmness, and assuring trust that all will come out well "

even though to the world it may aear to come out most badly.

). C. +or!es

Faith# not wanting to $now what is true.

+riedrich Niet,sche

Reason is our soul%s left hand, faith her right.

-ohn onne

&he faith that stands on authority is not faith.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

'ltimately, blind faith is the only $ind.

/ason Coole$

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Title0 o I !elieve in faith1

What is faith1 2 m$ de3nition

What is faith for1 2 when 4nowledge fails

5ow faith is sed1 2 as 6gestimation7 techni#e& spplements 4nowledge

For )gainst

*ascal& +or!es& onne Niet,sche& Emerson& Coole$

+acilitates manifestation of corage&

hope& calmness and trst

Coole$ and others ma$ see trst as

naive

+aith is a spplementation to what $o

alread$ 4now

Niet,sche and others ma$ see faith as

a wa$ to remain in ignorance

+aith is helpfl& almost li4e a 8 thsense +aith and 4nowledge isn7t faith

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according to Emerson

Can !e sed !$ religios fanatics to 4ill

and destro$ in the name of God

I !elieve that faith is a #alit$ that ever$one shold strive to emplo$ in ever$da$

life. I perceive faith to !e a si(th sense9li4e& intitive feeling $o get from God.

:ther names cold !e the 6s!conscios7 or the 6id7. These alternate names

represent the instinctal and natral feelings that I get at times. +or me& faith is

!e$ond "st feeling& it is a comple( interaction !etween what I 4now and I feel. I

se faith to spplement m$ 4nowledge. /$ faith allows me to !elieve in miracles

and other nli4el$ instances. I se faith when I pra$ for God to gide m$ hand

when I ta4e e(ams. I se faith ever$ da$ so that I will live to see another da$. I

not onl$ !elieve in God& I also !elieve in m$self !ecase according to the )i!le& 6I

can do all things throgh Christ that strengthens me7.

Niet,sche is against is against faith& seeing it as an e(cse to remain ignorant. I

do not agree with this as I am a lover of science and technolog$. I se m$ faith as

a stepping stone to the correct answer. +aith is sed in con"nction with m$

4nowledge so that I ma$ o!tain more 4nowledge.

+aith not onl$ helps me to choose correctl$ in o!"ective sitations !t also in

s!"ective ones. I agree with +or!es a!ot faith !ecase I se it to help me ma4e

di;clt decisions. )eing a good person and doing the right thing ta4es faith.

Choosing whether to trst another person with m$ thoghts& feelings and

opinions re#ires m$ faith in them. I se faith as it is meant to !e. I do not

maniplate others and commit crimes in the name of m$ faith li4e religios

fanatic grops. Atheists choose to forsa4e faith in favor of science and concrete

facts. This ma$ !e as a reslt of contradiction that faith is positive. & societ$

ta4en advantage of in terms of monetar$ gain& ph$sical sitations

=religios se( clts& pol$gam$& etc.>

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*oints to consider

o Is science ma4ing faith redndant1

o Is faith harmfl in that it can !e sed to denonce modern science

=eg. medicine& distance commnication& etc.>

o Is societ$ !ased on pre reason dangeros1 =what are some

e(amples of societies that have forsa4en religion in favor of

science>

-amie Tomlin