The Thomistic Institute Is Belief in God Rational? | Prof. Joseph Trabbic
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Jan 6, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Joseph Trabbic, an associate professor at Ave Maria University with expertise in metaphysics and philosophy of religion, explores whether belief in God is rational. He contrasts knowledge and belief, examining how faith can be shaped by both reason and divine grace. Trabbic delves into the nature of God as the uncreated source of existence and discusses the philosophical arguments supporting the Christian understanding of God and the Trinity, making complex concepts accessible and thought-provoking.
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Belief vs. Knowledge
- Belief and knowledge are judgments about reality, determined by evidence.
- Intrinsic evidence comes from the thing itself, while extrinsic evidence is external, like testimony.
Types of Evidence
- Extrinsic evidence includes testimony but also facts that seem connected, but not necessarily, to the judgment's subject.
- Intrinsic evidence can be secondary if it infallibly leads to the subject, like sound proving a sound-producing agent.
Actual vs. Possible Facts
- Judgments cover actual and possible facts.
- Possible facts are non-contradictory; intrinsic evidence confirms possibility, while extrinsic suggests it.