Immanuel Kant

Kant's theological views are somewhat ambiguous, but I personally don't think he Believed. Not only did he provide the metaphysical-theoretical framework for Higher Criticism, but Kant made a distinctly contra-Christian declaration in CRITIQUE OF PURE REASON that the problem of where wisdom can be found is insoluble.

Faith24 said:

I have some few general questions about this guy. Was he a Christian or not? Did he opposed Christianity and God? And what did he taught that really moved people to skepticism? I think it has something to do with reason and evil in human nature etc. but I don't quite understand it because I havent read any of his works. I'm interested in learning more about this dude, so maybe someone can basically tell me what he taught. Thanks.

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I've read Critique of Pure Reason. It's basically the agnostic's bible. Kant says we only see appearances of things, not the Thing-in-Itself.
But that can be turned around to defeat Atheists by showing that their claims cannot be supported. There is room for faith about the nature of God.
Kant had a Moral proof of God, but he rejected the usual proofs of God.
Kant had an almost insanely rigorous ethics based on the sense of Duty.

Faith24 said:

I have some few general questions about this guy. Was he a Christian or not?

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Yes. Kant was a Christian.

Did he opposed Christianity and God?

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No.

And what did he taught that really moved people to skepticism?

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The Critique of Pure Reason is actually a defense of truth from the attack by skeptic David Hume in his Treatise On Human Nature.

I think it has something to do with reason and evil in human nature etc.

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What about it?

Kant recognized that there is evil in the world.

but I don't quite understand it because I havent read any of his works. I'm interested in learning more about this dude, so maybe someone can basically tell me what he taught. Thanks.

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Start with the Critique of Pure Reason. In it he says that space and time are not material objects but a priori forms of our intuition.

This is an Aristotelian/Leibnizian attack on Newton and all of his gravitational followers.

He also says causality [First Cause = God] and numbers are a priori.

Korah said:

I've read Critique of Pure Reason. It's basically the agnostic's bible.

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It says reason leads to agnosticism. Kant doesn't say faith leads to agnosticism.

Kant says we only see appearances of things, not the Thing-in-Itself.

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A fact. Only God and perhaps angels as well can see things-in-themselves.

But that can be turned around to defeat Atheists by showing that their claims cannot be supported.

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Correct.

There is room for faith about the nature of God.

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Huh?

Kant had a Moral proof of God, but he rejected the usual proofs of God.

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I'm not sure he rejected the First Cause argumentsince he says causality is a priori.

Kant had an almost insanely rigorous ethics based on the sense of Duty.

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True.