'Reason'ably moving along now!

So, I'll be the first to continue the discussion from earlier today...

We started off the class this semester with the topic of 'Reason'; now we've got the ball really rolling, and I have a couple' things I want to address.

1. I believe one of the things said earlier (forgive me for not having a photographic memory to remember who said what, haha): that God gave us a mind for a reason (no pun intended), and that would be to use it; at least to a fair extent, and for the Christian, with intent to do His will. And so, I believe faith and reason have to apply together in life. Now, although we may not be able to 'reason' what and who God is and everything to do about him, Jesus Christ, and so forth, that was all said to be done with intention: we were not designed to know -everything- there is to know in this life, at least not now having been corrupted from the Garden. In any case, we should use our minds to reason what we can; everything and anything, so long as we're not strictly biased and do not aim to create/explain something with the betterment of ones' self only. Probably impossible to do as a whole, but nonetheless, we are capable of reasoning without going out-of-bounds of what we call 'sanity' and 'reasonable'.

2. That being said, I now turn to what we view as reasonable, and how we've come to this point. Honestly, 'reasonable' has no universal definition (except probably "what one views as fair"), and everyone does not agree with everyone on what they view as fair, reasonable. First off, we have the Bible to help guide us and teach us on what is good and bad; the things we don't know outside of our own naturally-formed concious and things we have been conditioned to over time. Outside of that, every person -- Christians and all other forms of religious groups -- has come to mold their own viewpoint of the term 'reasonable'; from experience, from witnessing, from maybe even a dream they've had. Simply put: we, us humans, can not mutually determine what is reasonable and what is not.

3. In turn, I believe God is the only one who knows what's what. I don't want to say He knows what is 'reasonable', as He may (and does with other things) view this situation entirely different. Just like when the question was brought up "Did God create evil," we are unable to answer that. There is no concrete proof of that, or of Him, or of very much if you really think about it. Life may be a dream of some extraterrestrial being for all we know, but I won't get into that 'philosophical' venture. XD Nonetheless, for those who believe in Him, we know that he understands what is good and what is bad. The two are black-and-white, but the majority of us have come to view things in a 'greyscale' manner. I'll probably never do this again, but I'll quote an excerpt from an angry 'poem' (document, preferably) I wrote just a couple' months ago:

"... And please, what grey area? Didn't Mrs. Crabitha teach you about molecules and atoms? Look afar and blend your vision, but fear stepping too close, or find the visions you see are only two extremes..."

In my opinion, there is no 'grey' area; everything consists of good and bad, and only when we view things as a jumbled up mess of stuff are we tempted to view things partial to the idea of 'somewhat' good/bad.

And I'll end this blog with a typical question:

What do you think of the term 'reasonable'? Now I'm obviously not asking for a list of things you think are okay and aren't, but do you feel there is any solid answer to this question? And for whatever answer you may give (if any), do you feel as if we can determine whether it is 'reasonable' to question ones' thoughts and beliefs or not? I believe we should, so long as we're not attacking or seeking to destroy their structure. Whether you feel that is reasonable or not is up to you!