RE: Life after death?
June 29, 2014 at 3:10 am
(This post was last modified: June 29, 2014 at 3:29 am by Purplundy.)
(June 29, 2014 at 2:48 am)Minimalist Wrote:(June 29, 2014 at 2:27 am)Knowledge of God Wrote: Do you think you have to exchange reason for faith?
Luther thought so.
Quote:“Reason is a whore, the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.”
― Martin Luther
I'm just gonna bump in and give an answer that does not involve Bible quotes.
I'm not defending Luther, but I can see where he's coming from.
Altruism, one of Jesus' big talking points, involves helping others with no benefit to yourself. It has the tendency to be unreasonable. Of course, I wouldn't go so far as to demonize it; it gave us the wheel. But most nice people, regardless of religion, find themselves having to push it aside so they can do good things for others.