The idea of blind faith is far from Christianity and the Bible has abundantly offered reason and proof to support the claims it presents. We are called to use all our senses to image God in the world. It’s possible to stumble accidentally on the truth BUT there are inexhaustible evidences you can look into that can cement your confidence in what you believe and be able to proof in ‘court’ to be reasonable and true.
My simple answer would be, ABSOLUTELY, THEY CAN COEXIST! But we all know that response wouldn’t satisfy you. So here goes my long answer.
“She came up to the bed and stood over me. I heard everything; though dead silence had fallen, I heard the silence. All at once there was a convulsive movement and irresistibly, against my will, I suddenly opened my eyes. She was looking straight at me, straight into my eyes, and the revolver at my temple.”
Is there objective truth, really? or Is it Just my truth (opinion)? “Why does it matter that i talk about Truth?, Why does it matter if something is True or not?” I asked myself. I’ll give an illustration that i heard somewhere. Imagine you enter a room and there, you see a table, on top
Tolkien’s philosophy:
Wisdom of the past versus new philosophies
Is God dead: Nietzsche vs Tolkien
What does Game of Thrones have to do with Tolkien?
The philosophy of Tolkien: Do you know what inspired Tolkien to write the Silmarillion: The love story between Beren and Luthien? Let’s find out
…I looked down…I was once more Edward Hyde.”For the first time Jekyll becomes Hyde involuntarily, without the potion, and this is the beginning of the end.