Kierkegaard's Fear and TremorWhat is a human person? What is the relationship between human beings and God? Who am I? Why do I exist? Soeren Kierkegaard, a famous 19th century theologian, wrote Fear and Trembling in 1843 in response to Hegelianism. Kierkegaard takes on the pseudonymous role of Jonannes of Silentio and speaks about the attitude of modern people towards doubt and faith. He believes that humans are creatures rooted in reason and doubt, but not in the same sense as Descartes, a French mathematician, scientist and philosopher. Descartes doubted everything he had ever learned; his way of thinking is called hyperbolic or Cartesian doubt. According to his philosophy, in the world of ideas, there are fire sales; everyone has a shop (their mind) and everything that goes on in the head is ideas and beliefs. Reaching a point where one doubts everything is not easy to achieve, but humanity, as a whole, believes that it is the starting point. Descartes denied himself many things to achieve such a state of being. He believed he had knowledge, while everyone else had beliefs. A belief has only become knowledge when it has been reasonably proven by logical thinking. Kierkegaard argued that knowledge is “comprehensible” while faith is “absurd.” This knowledge is useless unless one can take the “leap of faith.” When a person is bound by knowledge and rational thought, they are said to embody the universal because their individuality is nullified in the name of the good of society. On the other hand, the individual characterizes a relationship with oneself in the case of aesthetics and a relationship with God in the case of religion. The latter is the highest relationship; therefore, humans will derive the most pleasure from it. Most men during Kier...middle of the log......students are expected to be punctual based on their attendance history. On the other hand, religion does not require trust; in fact, it is much more than a confidence or a belief, but a way of life. A lot of people today I would put in the aesthetic category because so many of us are driven by our desires. But, in terms of living for the sake of others, I very rarely see that in our society, let alone a life committed to praising the Lord and attaining faith. Most people simply assume that because they believe in God, they have faith. Most people do not give themselves fully to God; the word “believe” is used very loosely today. They do not feel that their absolute duty is to God. People are selfish and usually only love themselves. In such a society, faith is not only difficult but almost chimerical, meaning that many people do not or cannot identify with God...