Zach Turi
Mrs. Wilhelmus
AP English 11
1 August 3013
Prompt
3
Christianity
Enters the World of Reason
For
thousands of years philosophers and 'thinkers' had to make the
difficult choice of choosing the thought of reason over their faith
in Christianity. Since philosophers such as Aristotle, told their
followers that the world had nothing to do with Christianity or God
many people began to believe the same thing. Thankfully, St.
Augustine and Aquinas decided not to choose one or the other, but to
choose both ideas. After making that decision, the two began to
preach this to their followers and try to increase their amount of
followers. Quickly, people began to catch on and realize that the
two philosophers were correct. Reason and Christian could, in fact,
go hand in hand. Although it was tough to explain at first, this
idea spread world wide.
Personally,
I am very thankful for these two men not only for thinking outside
the box, but also for daring to stray from the crowd. Their choices
were undoubtedly very crucial to our world today. After reading
this, I wonder what our world would be like today if the two had not
connected those two ideas because Christianity is the Worlds biggest
religion. With over 2 billion followers, the Christianity society
continues today to spread the word of God after thousands of years
since it has came about.
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