oh man
ok so i guess lately... i dont know things have been weird.
today, in philosophy we discussed faith. what is faith?
according to kierkegaard (sp?) faith requires doubt.
alot of people in my class had trouble with this idea, but i see how it fits. of course, i think he is leaving other factors out, but for the most part i get it. let me explain....
one guy said today that because he saw faith as something that is comforting and peaceful, he did not understand how doubt could be a requirement of faith. to be always discouraged is not a comforting feeling. but the thing is...
when you doubt, you question, and questioning is a GOOD thing. doubt only causes turmoil when fear is involved. doubt makes us uneasy because we are AFRAID of being wrong. Kierkegaard isnt saying that we should be afraid all the time. he is saying that we should question and doubt and seek the TRUTH or whatever you refer to it as, because no one here on earth seems to know exactly what it is. Only God does. And faith in God is a journey. You must ask questions, be a student, learn, be interested. Once you stop and decide that you are RIGHT that this what you BELIEVE, then you elevate faith above doubt.
According to Kierkegaard, faith elevates the individual, so elevating faith itself is just... wierd.... not natural, i mean come on, picture it in your head.
but seriously, once you stop questioning, you stop learning, and you become ignorant of everyone and everything around you. The world isn't meant for you to IGNORE. It's meant for you to EXPORE. (ok i know the caps are a little distracting, but its for emphasis. Go with me on this. :)) Ceasing to Question means ceasing to yearn to understand. You no longer have faith because you are assuming that YOU are right. You are so BLIND that you become judgemental.
When Kierkegaard says that faith requires doubt, its more like saying that hope that what you believe is right but recognize that you may be wrong. Be careful about putting things on pedestals when they don't deserve to be there.
Faith is about persisting through your doubt, but always carrying it with you. its kindof like saying that there will always be a little bad to go with the good.
NEVER STOP QUESTIONING. when you do, you will become someone you never wanted to be. you will ignore the world around you and think that you are somehow better than everyone else because they JUST DONT GET IT! but we need to learn how to not do that. because by doing that, we fall into the same trap that those that judge us do.
Faith is a choice, like Trust and other things. they are concious choices that people are too scared to admit they are making. even i am.
but oh well
such is life right?
today, in philosophy we discussed faith. what is faith?
according to kierkegaard (sp?) faith requires doubt.
alot of people in my class had trouble with this idea, but i see how it fits. of course, i think he is leaving other factors out, but for the most part i get it. let me explain....
one guy said today that because he saw faith as something that is comforting and peaceful, he did not understand how doubt could be a requirement of faith. to be always discouraged is not a comforting feeling. but the thing is...
when you doubt, you question, and questioning is a GOOD thing. doubt only causes turmoil when fear is involved. doubt makes us uneasy because we are AFRAID of being wrong. Kierkegaard isnt saying that we should be afraid all the time. he is saying that we should question and doubt and seek the TRUTH or whatever you refer to it as, because no one here on earth seems to know exactly what it is. Only God does. And faith in God is a journey. You must ask questions, be a student, learn, be interested. Once you stop and decide that you are RIGHT that this what you BELIEVE, then you elevate faith above doubt.
According to Kierkegaard, faith elevates the individual, so elevating faith itself is just... wierd.... not natural, i mean come on, picture it in your head.
but seriously, once you stop questioning, you stop learning, and you become ignorant of everyone and everything around you. The world isn't meant for you to IGNORE. It's meant for you to EXPORE. (ok i know the caps are a little distracting, but its for emphasis. Go with me on this. :)) Ceasing to Question means ceasing to yearn to understand. You no longer have faith because you are assuming that YOU are right. You are so BLIND that you become judgemental.
When Kierkegaard says that faith requires doubt, its more like saying that hope that what you believe is right but recognize that you may be wrong. Be careful about putting things on pedestals when they don't deserve to be there.
Faith is about persisting through your doubt, but always carrying it with you. its kindof like saying that there will always be a little bad to go with the good.
NEVER STOP QUESTIONING. when you do, you will become someone you never wanted to be. you will ignore the world around you and think that you are somehow better than everyone else because they JUST DONT GET IT! but we need to learn how to not do that. because by doing that, we fall into the same trap that those that judge us do.
Faith is a choice, like Trust and other things. they are concious choices that people are too scared to admit they are making. even i am.
but oh well
such is life right?
posted by the dork at 3:32 PM
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thanks, refresh my memory...
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