A Perfect Reason

This edition is a companion piece to the previous issue ofOne Possible Happening. The first volume was a short examination of the existence of a Supreme Being in three ways: by logical reason, by sacred reason, and by faith in theBible. The use of logical reason compares a definition of God to the existence of the cosmos. A discussion of sacred reasoning adds characteristics of knowledge, power, and everlasting love to the notion of God. And the reasoning by faith in theBibleenriches the concept of a God who loves His creation and seeks interaction with the human soul.A Perfect Reasoncontinues with the enlightened perception of a Biblical God that interacts with and reaches out to His creation, and who sustains it with His loving power. It is meant to inform and awaken readers. It puts things on paper that are difficult to think about. The composition has a purpose to affect human character and action for both believers and nonbelievers. As such, it is written to be accessible to readers who are not necessarily specialists in theBible. The wordiness of philosophical logic has been eliminated, with the idea that nothing prevents a person who cannot grasp a long theoretical proof from accepting something as a matter of faith.The whole story begins with a general discussion of religion. A short description of six major religions and seven minor religious philosophies is provided. The different beliefs range from one god, to many gods, to no god at all, and to worship of mankind itself. It covers ideals from the oldest Hindu ideas to Buddhism and to other religions around the world.A section on how to think about God seeks to eliminate many of the superstitious delusions that reduce God to nothing more than an idol with human characteristics. But when He is seen as an eternal spiritual source of power and knowledge that created the world and mankind in an act of selfless fellowship, the reader can better visualize the ideas of spiritual life and death. Spiritual life includes the everlasting joy of life bestowed by G