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Both Abelard and Descartes based their argument on an intuition well known even in classical times: that Man differs from the animals in having reason, and that therefore if Man is the crown of creation (as even Christianity seems to acknowledge) then his unique gift (Reason) must be what makes him so.

As for whether this is true or not: that will depend on what you mean by true. The American legal system, the American scientific establishment, and even a majority of American Christians all consider Intelligent Design maliciously specious. But a small number of American fundamentalists assert it nonetheless.

Clearly, there is more than one kind of truth.

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Both Abelard and Descartes affirm that reason is the highest faculty or power of the human soul Personally and professionally do you agree with them?

No. That honor goes to compassion. Reason is capable of catastrophic error, is subject to unconscious influence, and makes the mistake of imagining that it is the only correct way of understanding.


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