Faith vs Reasoning
Faith vs. Reasoning Faith and reasoning has been a part of society since the beginning of time. ... Augustine thought people should have faith in their religion, and it would be all that they needed to believe he was real. ... Augustine used faith and understanding as ways of determining how to use our free will, but I do not think that this works best because people often don’t recognize faith & religion. ... People have a hard time putting their faith in something that they can’t physically touch or see. I personally think that it is a matter of being well educated about religion, faith, and beliefs. If someone doesn’t know about religion you really can’t expect him or her to have faith in it 100%. ... In today’s society faith is prevalent as far as people going to church, but all people do not have one religion that they all believe as they did in the Middle Ages. ... They are different because Augustine said what was on his mind as he interpreted it, and expected everyone to accept his reasoning as being correct. ... In closing, Augustine explained faith, religion, and reasoning the way he interpreted it, and expected everyone to accept it as their own.