Showing posts with label blind faith. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blind faith. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Fanatical religions in which faith opposes reason and without evidence can be characterized as a kind of blind faith in its own right

Many today regard any kind of belief—and religious faith, in particular—as somehow in opposition to reason or at the very least as a sort of paralysis of the faculty of reason. There are, indeed, fanatical religions in which faith opposes reason. But it is an erroneous leap of logic to assume on this basis, and without any evidence, that all religions are so. That itself is irrational and can be characterized as a kind of blind faith in its own right.

Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda 10/4

Sunday, November 7, 2010

To achieve greater benefit

The greater our efforts to advance kosen-rufu, the greater the benefit and eternal good fortune we will accumulate in our lives. The more outstanding people we can foster, the stronger and healthier we will become. The more aware we are of our responsibility, the more joy we will experience. Such are the workings of the Buddhist Law. 2/8

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Blind faith

Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda 10/4

Many today regard any kind of belief—and religious faith, in particular—as somehow in opposition to reason or at the very least as a sort of paralysis of the faculty of reason. There are, indeed, fanatical religions in which faith opposes reason. But it is an erroneous leap of logic to assume on this basis, and without any evidence, that all religions are so. That itself is irrational and can be characterized as a kind of blind faith in its own right.