Reason or Faith?

faith is to confusing and unnessecarilly complicated, whereas reason actually makes sense, definately reason

 

Sometimes I think I'd rather not be governed, and be like the animals: survival of the fittest, not the richest. I'd rather have rights, and not have them violated, and have higher risk of being physically harmed or killed, than to have to sit back and let someone tell me what I can and can't do. Especially when their rules go completely against what they agreed to abide by to begin with.

 

That's a choice that put me on the spot. I really couldn't choose between the two, because sometimes they go hand in hand.

 

oh, and you aren't on your computer? What a generalized statement. Just because someones touches a computer doesn't mean they're a computer junkie, smart one.

 

I definetly say REASON

 

This is too broad a question to answer rationally. Reason or faith? As applied to a scientific, political, or social question? Outside the realm of science, more often than not there can be answers derived from reason which are directly opposites, and faith must be applied rather than factual evidence in their support. Some questions can only be answered with application of both reasoning and faith, and in some cases there are no single answers which can be justified in all cases.

 

Faith should never be trusted.

 

I want to say reason but some peoples' ideas of reason are crazy, so I don't really want to be governed by others' reason but by my own

 

Sounds like you might be supportive of individual rights and freedom, within the limits that are broadly supported by society.

 

Especially BLINDLY!

 

Neither, without knowing the full details. Personally I prefer to govern myself, and have no problem with others doing the same as long as they impose or inflict no harm upon me, and honor their contracts and verbal agreements.

 

Reason: Has to do with things you can actually see.

Faith: Has to do with imaginary fairy's and shit.

 

Faith is such a bunk concept. The highest argument for faith is "Proof negates free will"

 

The logical answer is most obviously 'reason' which we tend to presume is based on visible proof, although many instances exist where we as individuals are not privileged to first hand viewing of the evidence which has provided or produced the evidence of proof, therefore we often have to exercise some faith in those who do. There will always be questions asked which answers to will remain unproven, and some unprovable. Such is the case not just with religion and life after death, but also in science as well. So while reason may be the best answer, it does not always eliminate the use of some amount of faith.

 

that this is even a topic of discussion in 2011 is slightly disconcerting.

 

Why is that bud?

Its still good seeing ppls opinions on the matter

 

fanatacism is the belief that something unprovable HAS to be a particular way.
faith is the knowledge that nothing has to not be.

fanatacism, whether of belief, ideology, or any other agenda, can never be trusted.

 

Faith and reason are not mutually exclusive. Each adds dimension to judgement and personality and are necessary.

 

to this i agree. i would never completely trust the complete absence of either of them. i'd just trust honest and rigorously considered reason, a good bit further then the arbitraryness of faith.

 

Faith comes with a calculation of self-analysis of reason - meThinks