Psychology Vs. Faith: A Comparison Between Psychology And Faith

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The subject of intersection between psychology and faith seems to have a special significance for those seeking to revise the integrity of learning in their own lives. We have two highly conflicting ways of learning: the first is religion and the second is science. These two are constantly in conflict: the average scientist lives in a world that is nominally religious while the average Christian lives in a world that is nominally administered by science.
Science deals with the visible, its goal is facts. Religion deals with the invisible, its goal is truth. How can a conflict exist between fact and truth. Is there no truth in fact? No fact in truth? How can that be? The arbitrator is philosophy, it is the means of reconciling the invisible …show more content…

Religion is something that also keeps people divided and as people we cannot advance while being divided. As humans we are divided by many things, such as religion and racism. Psychology is also a house divided however psychologists tend to agree more often than people of different race or religion. Psychology is defined as a rigorous discipline that tests assumptions bringing scientific data to bear on the questions of central interest to human beings (Gravetter & Forzano, 2012; Stanovich, 2010). At the core of scientific approach also known as psychology or four attitudes the first is critical thinking the second is curiosity 3rd skeptism and the final is objectivity. Thinking is the process of thinking deeply and actively asking questions and evaluating the evidence (Bonney & Sternberg, 2011). Because critical thinking reduces likelihood that conclusions will be based on unreliable personal beliefs opinions and emotions there is no room for critical thinking in …show more content…

It is not that what we called rationalization by means of which we make the invisible more visible with the need to fill the space around us we must explain the world around us. Do we come to these ideas because we neglect areas of our sales is there a reason that exists within human nature in which we share and mingle with other worlds which we cannot see. We fictionalize, dramatized, fantasize, and romanticize in literature in modern times and so with this type of thinking, stories become legend and

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