tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307830167848970371.post5876501119946174753..comments2021-06-19T22:37:37.923-04:00Comments on Of God and Kings: On ReasonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01776495573854134503noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307830167848970371.post-75207771866366275582015-03-25T22:53:27.611-04:002015-03-25T22:53:27.611-04:00Good points Cory! I like your toolbox analogy btw,...Good points Cory! I like your toolbox analogy btw, I may see where I can run with it in the future ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01776495573854134503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2307830167848970371.post-7863095019702607572015-03-25T22:30:11.020-04:002015-03-25T22:30:11.020-04:00I can't claim to be any kind of philosopher or...I can't claim to be any kind of philosopher or theologian, but I tend to view reason (and here I mean the post-Enlightenment era manifestation of reason, rather than the rhetorical device of Ancient Greece) as a very useful tool in the investigative toolkit of human beings. I absolutely feel that the use of reason (and its rather serious-minded sibling, logic) helps us to understand the world around us, particularly when we're trying to understand repeatable, sensory-oriented patterns (so I very much jive with your senses points above). <br /><br />I don't think that it's the sole tool in the box, though. I also think that imagination, intuition, ecstasy, desire, synthesis, comparison, and about two dozen other tools can fit into that kit comfortably. So I take your point about inhabiting different realities (or at least people using a variety of tools to comprehend their shared realities). <br /><br />Interesting reading! Thanks for sharing this!<br />-CoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com