author wrote: Two hands working can do more than a thousand clasped in prayer.
There is truth here and Jesus warned not to be too heavenly minded or you would be no earthly use. Conversely, there are things that can’t be done by physical work but prayer alone such as salvation, healing, deliverance, help and guidance and many more. The Bible teaches the value of deeds or action flowing out of faith “What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” (James 2 verse 14 to 17)
I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world — Richard Dawkins.
I agree that religion can cause this. On the other hand, Christianity, which is a revelation and not a religion, has given us the first scientists, some outstanding like Mendel (genetics) and Newton (Physics) also outstanding men like William Wilberforce who campaigned effectively to abolish slavery.
Aldous Huxley said, “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.”
I agree! The problem is that some evidence is misinterpreted through ideology or philosophy to make “facts” to support that ideology or philosophy.
Said William Drummond, He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.
Agreed.
The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason Benjamin Franklin said.
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