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Continuing with the idea of "Our Father" as well as Matthew 11 and Luke 10, we will discuss the what it means to be "childlike" -- i.e. to have a father. | Continuing with the idea of "Our Father" as well as Matthew 11 and Luke 10, we will discuss the what it means to be "childlike" -- i.e. to have a father. | ||
=== Using the Two Wings of Truth: Reason and Faith === | |||
See [[Two Wings of Truth: gifts of faith and reason]]<blockquote>Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth; and God has placed in the human heart a desire to know the truth—in a word, to know himself—so that, by knowing and loving God, men and women may also come to the fullness of truth about themselves - Saint Pope John Paul II</blockquote> | |||
=== DNA / Reproduction === | |||
* DNA teaches us the nature and purpose of reproduction: maintaining the health of the species; self-correction of mutation; encoding inherent knowledge and/or behaviors | |||
** Socrates on reincarnation: [https://www.thoughtco.com/slave-boy-experiment-in-platos-meno-2670668 The Slave Boy Experiment in Plato's 'Meno' (thoughtco.com)] | |||
*** he understood innate knowledge ("all learning is recollection") | |||
*** but could not explain it other than through reincarnation | |||
** DNA carries knowledge across generations | |||
=== "childlike" === | |||
* What "childlike" faith is | * What "childlike" faith is | ||
** trusting | ** trusting | ||