Dao Hao Now
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Depending on what you mean by “reasonable”.Is it reasonable for a person to believe in God?
I'm not asking whether a belief in God is right or wrong...........
Only whether or not it is reasonable
What do people think?
I will provide my own answer to this question later
Reasonable being;
“agreeable with reason” or “endowed with reason” being contingent with “reason”……
REASON:
1) a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc………
Possibly, depending on specific circumstances.
2) a statement presented in justification or explanation of a belief or action………
Possibly, depending on specific circumstances.
3) sufficient cause, as produced by a situation that makes an act, feeling, etc., obviously proper or appropriate…………
Possibly, depending on specific circumstances.
4) sound judgment; good sense……….
Subjectively possible, again depending, but probably not.
5) the faculty of rational argument, deduction, judgment, etc………….
No
6) Logic.
a premise of an argument…………
Not rationally
7). Philosophy.
A; the faculty or power of acquiring intellectual knowledge, either by direct understanding of first principles or by argument.
B; the power of intelligent and dispassionate thought, or of conduct influenced by such thought.
C; the intellect regarded as a source of knowledge, as contrasted with experience
A; No
B; No
C; Possibly
So in common vernacular, it depends.
It may be reasonable depending on circumstances which my be influenced by culture and education.
If you are equating “reasonable” with “rational”;
In todays world with the easy availability of instant communication across distances and reliable information and education………
The answer would be no.