DATT 1100 Lecture : Wednesday September 14 MOR.docx

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Reasoning is when we give reasons for holding or believing something in the world. A claim; any intelligible statement about something in the world (has to be a. Reason statement that is intelligent and not a question. Normally people think of it as linguistic and numerical. Spatial reasoning (understanding how physical things fit together) Traditionally, reason has been used in various dualisms (reasoning and emotionally) Normally we think of reasoning as involving consciousness. (research suggests that unconsciousness is also part of reasoning) Can alert us to what needs to be paid attention to. Basically fear can draw our attention to what is really important. Can help us look into a situation from someone else s perspective. Sometimes fait is connected to emotion( but faith cannot be only emotion) Faith is sometimes equated with belief in god (also an act of trust in obedience and: rationalism; argues that religious beliefs should be consistent with reason and.