World View of Bertrand Russell

The World View of Bertrand Russell In today's world, it is difficult to know just what is correct among the ideas of the universe, what we are and how we came to be, and how we should live as human beings and as a society. Bertrand Russell, an agnostic philosopher, approaches these questions and tries to answer them according to what science has proven throughout history. In an debate with F. C. Copleston, Bertrand Russell …

…view. Russell states that "The pursuit of philosophy is founded on the belief that knowledge is good, even if what is known is painful (6)." I was left with questions after discussing and reading about Russell's world view. He leaves me questioning Christianity and science. I believe that he does this due to how we can only prove certain things. I feel I must question everything and from this I will be able to gain knowledge.