Re: Wild Thought

Ok, which one leads and which one follows. If they alternate, when does which
one lead and which one follow?

I think if you started talking about, specifically, the way faith and reason
actually function in your life, you'd find they're often a lot more separate
then you want to admit, and that when they're really combined, reason is in the
service of faith.

Jim

Yocum Daniel GS 21 CES/CEOE wrote:

> I don't see it as one taking over where the other leaves off, rather they
> are a team like paired horses pulling the wagon. One leads (wild/free) and
> one follows (tame) but always together, sharing the load equally.
>
> Daniel
>
> Yes, but separately, Daniel. It was really hard to make clear sense of
> that longish e-mail you sent earlier today, but it seemed to me that
> faith picked up where reason left off for you. The traditional
> Christian formulation is "faith seeking understanding" -- reductively,
> we get our beliefs through revelation -- through faith -- then work them
> out rationally. There's nothing wrong with this so long as you're
> concious of what you're doing. Calling the entire process rational
> isn't quite accurate, though, as well as saying the whole thing is
> irrational. Both are generally given discreet places and seemed to be
> in your framework....
> Jim
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