Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: lshaw@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (logan shaw) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: A song Message-ID: Date: 28 Apr 91 22:45:54 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: The University of Texas at Austin Lines: 37 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article billy@tcom.stc.co.uk (Billy Khan) writes: > It seems I've imagined him, all of my life, > As the wizest of all of mankind. > But if Gods only wizdom is foolish to men, > He must have seemed out of this mind. > > So surrender your life so that they might know, > Have the courage to say 'I believe'. > Believe the unbelievable, > Come be a fool as well. ... > Christians would be fools to believe in Jesus through logic and >facts, because you can't. You must approach God with an open mind, throw >away science and logic. Believe in something that can't be explained. While I _think_ agree with what you're saying (and with what the Michael Card song says), I want to make sure of something. It's not illogical to believe in God. It's just that people are being deceived, and what _seems_ wise to them is not actually wise at all, not because they're using logic, but because they're deceived. I also think that science and logic, though they don't contradict Christianity, are not all that good approaches to it. You can't experience all of Christianity solely through cold logic, but it _is_ helpful sometimes. (It is useful to dethrone science/logic if they totally rule your life...) Adios, Logan -- // # "He said that He had your number; you cut the telephone line. \X/ # You said you needed a reason; He said 'there ain't much time.' Logan # You kept trying to avoid it; He kept knocking on the door. Shaw # In a flash it was over; you were a prisoner of war." -Rez Band