As students go through school, their minds are always being filled with knowledge. Each student learns and sometimes begins to wonder, how do we know the things we know. The things students are taught are not always concrete items that can be brought to them with solid proof, sometimes students believe things just because their teacher told them that is the truth. In chapter 5 of Mere Christianity C.S. Lewis talks about believing based on authority and how this belief relates to the everyday world and the faith.
Lewis states that “ninety-nine per cent of the things you believe are believed on authority” (62). When learning, often times the actual object cannot be seen or felt. Lewis used the example that he had never been to New York so in his eyes, New York may not exist. However, he has had reliable people and maps prove to him that New York does exist. This can be applied to many things in life, we do not always understand how things work, but a reliable figure of authority teaches us and so, we believe them. …show more content…
We cannot actually see Jesus the person, or know that he actually did the things that are believed to have been done by him. Nonetheless because we have authority that believes and studies these things, we can believe them to be true. No one alive today was present to see Jesus or hear his teachings, however, through the authority of the disciples, saints, and other Church scholars, their authority and studies can help prove that Jesus is the
Lewis states that “ninety-nine per cent of the things you believe are believed on authority” (62). When learning, often times the actual object cannot be seen or felt. Lewis used the example that he had never been to New York so in his eyes, New York may not exist. However, he has had reliable people and maps prove to him that New York does exist. This can be applied to many things in life, we do not always understand how things work, but a reliable figure of authority teaches us and so, we believe them. …show more content…
We cannot actually see Jesus the person, or know that he actually did the things that are believed to have been done by him. Nonetheless because we have authority that believes and studies these things, we can believe them to be true. No one alive today was present to see Jesus or hear his teachings, however, through the authority of the disciples, saints, and other Church scholars, their authority and studies can help prove that Jesus is the