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To be honest, the reading was a bit long and really hard to get through. It wasn't because of the deep and intellectual sense of the reading, but the lack of practicality in his ideas and process. I personally thought "Why go through all this trouble only to doubt yourself." The fact that DesCarte was doing this because he had all the time he needed only emphasized my doubts that someone in "normal" circumstances could do the same in our modern day.
It was tedious, but the more I thought about what DesCarte was aiming to do, the more it made sense. Here I was personally doubting another man's way to become closer to God, which isn't my place, showing that doubt can lead to knowledge and understanding. Doubting everything you were told to be true, so you can get down to what you believe to be absolute is not only a great idea, but a rewarding process. Is it for for everyone to take part in? I'm not so sure. You would have to be very intelligent, certain of your faith, and have an attention span much bigger than mine.
P.S. I commented on Katina's post.
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