In his essay, “Faith and Reason, the Perpetual War: Ruminations of a Fool”, Stewart Shapiro takes the position that religious faith conflicts with rationalism and that it seems evident that holding dual beliefs in both science/philosophy and religious faith are logically inconsistent. Shapiro’s essay succinctly analyzes two common attempts to address the problem: that rational belief and religious faith work cooperatively to understand the world, or that they are incommensurable. Ultimately he finds both positions untenable and makes a strong case for all that remains: reason and faith in conflict.
I have attached a link where the entire essay can be read, from the anthology by Louise M. Antony, Philosophers Without Gods. This essay initiated a chain of thoughts in my mind which began my rejection of Christianity. Enjoy.
Faith and Reason, the Perpetual War by Stewart Shapiro
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