Reason as a Venture of Trust [SSL 306]

The first principles connected to reason for understanding reality - more from David Bentley Hart

Howdy, friends!

We’ve often thought of Reason and Faith as opposed or something that should be reconciled, but this is a stubborn way of thinking bequeathed from the philosophies of modernity and onward.

Today, I read and reflect on portions of an article from 2015 that I found really insightful. It concisely explains how first principles apply in how we determine reality. How they must apply—though people may well tell you otherwise. And we often think otherwise.

But, more than that, this short work explains keenly how the necessity of trust (belief) is always present the process of reason, from the beginning—whether we are coming from a starting point of a theism, Christianity, some other religion, or atheism.

Please Enjoy. I’d love to hear your thoughts about it. ❤️

Humans are creatures that get through life on faith—like it or not.

⭐️⭐️⭐️Episode link: https://lisadelay.com/blog/reasonisaventureintrust

Reason’s Faith article link: https://www.firstthings.com/article/2015/03/reasons-faith

David Bentley Hart