I was reading this thread about how some theologians say that the heart is for religion and the brain is for science, thus dividing the heart and mind. For example, here are some teachers who promote the inherent division between the heart and mind:
God gave us reason for the sole purpose of organizing and implementing His Word in our lives. Reason is not capable of discerning the depths of divine truth; it cannot be put into human words. Reason must wait on the heart to communicate convictions to the mind within a context. Your brain cannot perceive divine truth. Your heart can, but anything that comes into your brain from the heart is necessarily interpreted into context. The moment you process truth into a mental construct, it ceases to be truth and becomes merely a human idea. It’s not a question of accuracy, but whether it leads you to please God. The heart-led way is the path of moral excellence, for the heart is the seat of human moral awareness.
This Greek-philosophy-derived idea has been a repeated theme on this blog for a long time. While I’ve written a lot on the topic,[1] one commenter quoted the following verse which summarizes the issue nicely. I’ve quoted it before, but never really highlighted it.
Something to think about. That’s all I have for today. Nothing deeper than that.