Harmonizing Faith and Reason: The Unseen Force Shaping Our Understanding
Exploring the intangible forces that guide our inner journey
Voltaire once said, “Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.”
His words led me on an introspective expedition.
It led me to a question that I asked myself, and one that I’ll attempt to answer.
Is faith a precursor to reason?
Before we embark on any journey, we take a step in the direction of faith.
Faith doesn’t defy reason, rather it encompasses it, and may even extend beyond it.
Faith offers a gateway of understanding that is outside our mental faculties.
In essence, faith must first bind in agreement with inspiration.
Derived from the Latin “inspiratus,” inspiration translates to”a breath into.”
As a Star Wars fan, I’ll use the term force to describe inspiration.
This force interacts with us, inspiring faith and then that faith forges a path to reason and greater understanding.
The sheer will to do anything comes from something.
