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And why is that? A book is a book - nothing more, nothing less. Written by God or otherwise, it's still a book.You have little right however, to condemn the whole damned book.
Logic has no weakness' and logic has no strengths; logic is logic. However, logic (like the bible) can be interpreted, thus made to seem as though it's flawed through false interpretation. Your two statements regarding logic are good examples of this:Don't get me wrong, logic is a powerful tool. It can, and has been applied, with great effect, to most fields of study one can pursue. But relying solely on logic is a weakness. There is a point in which logic begins to unravel itself. According to logic, the Universe itself should not exist at all. According to logic as some see it, things that have a low probability of happening are impossible, and yet these things happen every day.
Logic doesn't deal with whether the universe should exist or not, but rather that it does exist.According to logic, the Universe itself should not exist at all.
Low probability means low probability, not impossible or impossibility. Meaning, that "things" with a low probability still have a chance of occurring, but the chances are slim. Further, you stated "according to logic as some see it". Thus you're not speaking of logic, but rather another individual's interpretation of logic.According to logic as some see it, things that have a low probability of happening are impossible, and yet these things happen every day.
So, when one encounters something that seemingly cannot be explained by logic, they should fall back to faith or religion as a means of explaining it? That's not very exciting. Not to mention a non-productive way of living.Life is about balance. To truly have an open mind, one must balance the sheerness of logic with a cushion of faith. Too much of one will make you blind to exceptions and the extraordinary, while too much of the other will make you as woefully ignorant as our ancestors of millennia ago, who believed during a solar eclipse that a massive beast was trying to devour the Sun.
History has shown that when mankind is faced with something which exceeds their understanding of logic, it gives them a chance to grow and expand their understanding of logic and of the universe.
As for being open minded, one must be open to all possibilities. But at the same time, one must be capable of distinguishing the possible from the impossible and the impossible from the possible; fact from the fallacy and fallacy from the fact. And in that event, be able to toss away possibilities which simply are impossible or illogical.