tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833547834321864748.post4850611682070487872..comments2023-10-31T01:42:26.102+11:00Comments on Fringe Faith: Irrational FaithAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059054907843482358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833547834321864748.post-61258025182609728792010-01-21T09:38:11.652+11:002010-01-21T09:38:11.652+11:00Hi David,
Sorry I didn't reply to this earlie...Hi David,<br /><br />Sorry I didn't reply to this earlier. I was waiting to hear what else you had to say.<br /><br />The passage from St Gregory was in a book I am reading, called Christology of the Later Fathers, which I am finding interesting. I am now up to Gregory of Nyssa. I had already read the article about critical thinking. And so those two things together sparked the idea for the article.<br /><br />Among my friends and family, I don't have to justify my faith very often, as most of the people I know believe in God. And this article was written more with public figures in mind, like Christopher Hitchens. <br /><br />But I have needed to explain the reasons for my move to Catholicism to a lot of people. I wasn't thinking of that at all when I wrote this - and it is a different situation. But it has made me now wonder whether I am trying too hard to justify that decision to everyone. <br /><br />LizAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059054907843482358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833547834321864748.post-76882410252226842942010-01-19T06:36:22.012+11:002010-01-19T06:36:22.012+11:00Hi Liz,
The thing with faith is, once you posses...Hi Liz, <br /><br />The thing with faith is, once you possess it, you don't have to justify it to anyone. It is a certitude. <br /><br />To possess faith is to say, "I believe this, I believe that, but I do not believe ..."<br /><br />I'll have a better read of this later this afternoon and make a longer response, especially to what St Gregory had to say ... <br /><br />David ...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147136231746103831noreply@blogger.com