Evaluation:
Published: 22.11.2002.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'A Response to John Wisdoms Article, "Gods"', 1.
  • Essays 'A Response to John Wisdoms Article, "Gods"', 2.
  • Essays 'A Response to John Wisdoms Article, "Gods"', 3.
Extract

"Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to." This quote captures in many ways what Wisdom is trying to get across in his essay about religion. Religion, and the belief in it, cannot be logically justified in the same way the law of gravity can. It cannot be proven through a scientific experiment, or deduced through a set of premises. Science has dominated our acceptance of "facts" for many centuries, which has resulted in the rejection of most things that cannot be proven scientifically. …

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