An initial response to the question… regarding faith and objectivity

Thanks to Rob for his important posting. The view expressed in his posting, namely:

“The pragmatist will respond that, while the belief of objectivists in natural principles is sincere and has consequences (when they act on this belief), the claim itself is wrong—there are no such things as universal, objective, absolute principles.”

Fair enough.

But the proposition denies the the existence of God (acting on the beliefs of this perspective, I suppose). The belief in the existence of God is, first and last, essential to Catholic Legal Theory, but the matter of reason seems to be missing from the pragmatist's critique as has been proffered. Some may view the existence of God a belief, and let it go at that. Others believe it because it is a reasonable and rational proposition that, when all is said and done, considers and accepts the belief not only on faith but on reason--the two being inextricably intertwined.   RJA sj