IN Class UWRT 4/5/16

1.Pick a quote
2.Paraphrase it
3.Introduce it
4.Tell how it relates to your question/inquiry
5.Does it raise other questions?
Peter S. Williams speaks on the limits of rationality. What can be logical
and what cannot be logically is applied to both his examples of
unimaginable concepts: atoms and angels. The main point to draw
from Williamss teachings is that our minds are able to conceive
concepts that seem logical, but often they are hard to imagine.
Knowing that the human mind is a very powerful tool, he states his
beliefs that the mind and the way it performs do not have to coincide
with our world perceptions. He concludes that it is not irrational to
believe in something of which we are unsure of its existence. Some of
the concepts to draw from this are for example, the solar system with
the waves and particles that exist within it. How hard is it for the
human eye to imagine the way it exists and yet at the same time
scientists are able to measure the distance that light travels in one
year. Yet again, we cannot come close to perceiving the existence of
this concept through the human eye. The odds of understanding of the
universe is slim, we have only come to understand the possibility of
angels and atoms through altering our initial perspectives. This means
that every moment of our life should be looked at backwards, forwards,
upside down, sideways, and right side up before believing that any
moment has been fully understood.
Janice Brown speaks on the representation of Angels based off the Screw tapes
Letters of C.S. Lewis. Here she begins to explain the connection between the
images and stereotypes we have of angels or of anything we have not personally
seen. We do not have a physical image of what angels look like other than
historical paintings and sculptures. Since we have a lack of personal perception
of angels many of people tend to create their own exceptional image of what and
angels would do, say, and look like. Sometimes however, we tend to get
concepts of the imaginary wrong. C.S. Lewis explains how we imagine angels in
a human figure because this is the most logical creature known to us. However
not everyone may view an angel in that context. This is important because every
single person we come in contact with may have a different perception of a
certain idea. It is important to keep this in mind because in order to be open to
others thoughts and opinions we need to understand that all of us have different
perceptions. I can admit some experiences where I have been neglecting of
someones views just because I didnt understand why they could think
something so outrageous. This topic of perception of angels has provided me

with a better view and character for understanding others differences in

perspective.