A Matter of Faith or Reason

have a reason for his or her belief. There must be a

rationale, in some form, that supports the belief or

thought process which the individual has. For example,

philosopher John Searle does not believe in God, arguing

there is not enough available evidence about how the

world works to justify such a belief. He does not believe

in the supernatural either, but holds that there is,

among intellectuals of the world today who have become so

secularized, a sense where the existence of God or the

supernatural would not matter as much as it would have a

century ago. He presents a logic as to why he does not

Plato, on the other hand, presents his reasoning for

believing in God and/or the supernatural through Socrates

discussion with a religious fanatic shortly before his

trial in the "Euthyphro." Euthyphro is a young,

zealously pious man determined to bring a lawsuit against

his own father over the death of one of their servants.

When Socrates questions the propriety of proceeding

against one's father, rebukes him, asserting that the

only relevant question is whether the killer has acted

justly. concedes that most people will regard prosecution

. . .
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