What is Necessary to Believe? (Aquinas 101)

Is it ever reasonable to believe in claims of divine revelation or appeals to divine authority?

What is Necessary to Believe? (Aquinas 101) - Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P.

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[namapalsu]

This is, in this day and age, the most important thing to teach.

[davidrasch]

I'm 71. There have been instances in my life which I consider miraculous. They occurred to get my attention. Neither sought nor understood at the time yet they happened.

[msgoodyshoes]

This is exactly what I needed to hear. I guess I dont need to understand (Romans 8:26-27 ), as His will happens regardless of my understanding-as that is what we are called to do. But I do want to try to understand....without, umm, having to ask anyone directly. So thanks for this and the other follow up videos! I really do appreciate this. Agape.-Kristy

[jasonpalladino]

Best explanation of reasonableness of faith I have ever heard!

[tropifiori]

Thank you for this discussion. Wonderful and difficult all at once.

[thenewkingdom]

Awesome!!!! A great video. Addresses very well some common points against the Faith.

[jesusruiz]

Saint Thomas Aquinas is "via media" between faith and reason. It would be interesting to compare Aquinas and St.Augustine point of view about these difficult and fascinating aspects. Great channel. God bless the "canes Domini".

[derringdo]

St thomas aquinas summarized all his works which he himself said, "when reason ends, faith begins"

[MrFossilabgfyth]

Yeah, people have to think more critically. I think it is ok to believe/acknowledge miracles and the supernatural as long as they do this.

[daymagtoto]

This is true especially about the purpose of physical miracles. What is more important is the moral miracle. (Just an opinion) I hope I am correct

[drewm]

A river has to flow before it can be interrupted.

[jamesinzeo]

Between these priests and the Hillbilly Thomists, the Dominicans might be my favorite religious order right about now!

[mvwil]

It seems like faith is a supernatural gift. But (at the beginning) we can trust that Christianity is the truth because the other systems are contradictory?

[whoami]

Aren’t you the guy who wrote the song “Bourbon, Bluegrass, and the Bible”? If so, my compliments. Been listening to your album all day.

[benjo]

I'm not quite convinced. This seems to propose a stance that one should use reason (e.g. through philosophy and historical science) when this reasoning actually supports scripture (e.g. the historicity of Jesus) but neglect reason and trust blindly when it doesn't (e.g. miracles). This is very... convenient.

[tomdooley]

If I had a way to tell you anything other then I believe, I got no idea how I would do so, and what I could say I will not tell you.
Your just going to have to take my word for it, it would be unreasonable for me to deny that I believe, because I would be a bald
face lier.