Q&A 8, First Answer

The basic form of my question is: When faith and reason contradict one another, which course should a Christian take?

I think that it depends on the individual Christian.  One could consider oneself a Christian even if the only times one relied on faith were the times when either faith and reason led to the same conclusion, or when they did not do so but did not directly contradict one another either.  One could also consider oneself a Christian if one placed rather higher priority on faith; thus, in cases wherein faith and reason contradicted one another, one would follow the course supported by faith.  I do not think that this latter system would pose a moral problem as long as one only applied it to oneself.  Thus, one cannot use one's faith-driven logic to cause harm to others; neither can one prevent someone else from acting on their faith (as long as it does not harm you or a third party), even if it contradicts one's own faith.