to reason

I was thinking, or rather, lamenting, how most people consider Christianity (and religions in general) to be incompatible with reason. To believe in a God of any form is heresy to logic, perversion to reason, and neglect of intellect.

I disagree; I think Christianity, and religions in general, are compatible with a sound intellect. As well, I happen to think I have a sound mind, and also happen to believe in Jesus Christ.

I think the mere existence of intellectually sound people - Newton, Lewis, Milton and Pascal, to name a few - who profess allegiance to both God and reason, is reason enough to think twice about the legitimacy of religion in an intelligent mind. Somehow, these geniuses of the past were able to find a common ground between their reason and their faith.

Newton supposedly penned more books on Christianity than on physics and calculus; Lewis converted from Atheism to Christianity while he was a professor at Oxford; Milton, the great English author, read his Bible in Hebrew, and Pascal is as notable for his faith as he is for his math.

All I'm saying is, perhaps it is reasonable to believe in religion of one form or another.

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and all your mind."