Faith and Reason Flashcards
1
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Was is the wager?
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By Blaise Pascal, the most rational is to believe in God
2
Q
Critique of the wager?
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KANT: You can’t base faith out of fear
3
Q
What is Kierkegaard thought on the subject (Faith and Reason)?
A
Faith means not being able to prove that our belief is true.
It requires a leap of faith.
4
Q
William James on Faith and Reason
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- We have to rely on our passional natures to decide what to believe in.
- Religion helps make practical sense of experience
5
Q
What is fideism?
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A philosophical position that holds that faith ought to be independent of reason
6
Q
What is pragmatism? Who supported that idea?
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A philosophical position holding that the truth is ‘what works’. William James
