Questions Of Faith And Reason Analysis

Religion has been a part of humanity for thousands of years and has evolved in such a way that it has become an enormous part of every culture around the world. There are very many religions and belief systems around the world that can differ from person to person. Some religions are also more prominent and well known than others, such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism. The beliefs in these religions can be similar but most often differ from each other in the largest parts. Christianity is the largest of all religions, consisting of around two billion followers and is seen virtually everywhere around the globe. The religion itself is based on the teachings and life of Jesus Christ. It also first appeared near

This appeal to faith is a fallacy because faith relies only on belief that is not supported by evidence or logic of any kind, and depends on irrational thought. Additionally, faith often produces intransigence, which is the refusal to change one’s views or to agree about something. This occurs quite often with religious followers, who refuse to change ideas that have already been set in their minds. John Edgar Wideman, an American writer and professor emeritus, wrote an article in The Gazette called “Questions of Faith and Reason” where he quite literally questions faith and reason by explaining the irrationality of religion. The following passage from from Wideman’s article describes his position:

[He] feel[s] trapped in a tightening, worldwide web of wars. Competing demands for food, land, energy engender these wars. But their escalating ruthlessness and intransigence are driven also by religion. Increasingly bloody battles over religion and battles between religions, bloody-minded fighting about this sacred book or that prophet's version of right or wrong. Thinking people who profess religion or those who do not, people victimized by the chaos of religion's political consequences, are questioning religion's place, its legitimacy, its fate.