faith and reason
Trust meets evidence
Faith and reason are often presented as opposing paths to knowledge—faith accepting truths without proof, reason demanding evidence and logic.
Religious and philosophical traditions have long debated whether they conflict or complement each other.
Some hold that faith begins where reason ends; others argue that reason can support faith or that both illuminate different domains of truth.
The tension between faith and reason has shaped Western philosophy for centuries.
- AquinasScholastic philosopher-theologian surname
- apologeticsSystematic doctrine defense
- problem of evilWhy omnipotent goodness allows suffering
- theologyStudy of the divine
- PascalFrench male name
Kierkegaard · metaphysics · rationalism · theodicy · existentialism · intuition · spiritual knowledge · first cause · revelation · articles of faith · leap of faith · act of faith · Kant · age of reason · epistemology · scholasticism · skepticism · natural law
- ThomismThomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica, scholasticism, prime mover, Aquinas
- Faith and Scienceintelligent design, creationism, creation science, evolution debate, divine creation
- scriptureBible, New Testament, Old Testament, verses, passages
- Catholic ThoughtThomas Aquinas, scholasticism, natural law, Augustine, sacred tradition
- scholasticismThomas Aquinas, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, scholasticism, Summa Theologica
- AugustineConfessions, original sin, divine grace, predestination, Doctor of the Church
faith and reasonblind faith
Trust without requiring proof
scientism · fundamentalism · dogmatism · faith alone · reductionism
faith and reasonignorance
Absence of knowledge
credulity · thoughtlessness · irrationality · superstition · nihilism
faith and reasonwillful ignorance
Purposely remaining uninformed
anti-intellectualism · obscurantism · credulity · gullibility · thoughtlessness