Using your senses?

I think that if what I understood from this passage is right, then I agree with some of it. It's not fully developed in my brain, so I'm having trouble wording my interpretations... The following may sound confusing, however: The idea that we need to keep our minds open to things that seem illogical, when it comes to existence, makes sense to me. Why? I think that the example of atomic and subatomic matter being discovered and scrutinized was some good evidence that we limit ourselves to absolutes, when we should be allowing for more investigation. We probably do this in more ways than we know.

Does the idea of subatomic particles still seem illogical now that they've been proven to exist? Why were they questioned in the first place? Was there simply no evidence supportive of the idea?

Love is illogical. Isn't it?
I don't think that western philosophies utilize only the logic of sensory findings a as source of verification. How does faith fit into that category? In fact...I would guess that almost every philosophy relies on some form of illogical reasoning or a way of thinking that is hard for us to process at this current time. Faith is based on both logic and illogic. Human actions and reactions are good examples of this. We all do stupid things right? Generally I would think that there is some reason deep down for every action that we take. Would you agree? Let me use Jesus as an example again. The actions of Jesus are illogical. He is perfect and we are not. He accepted our imperfections onto himself so that we would have a chance to be free from them. Why did he do this? And not only that, but how did it work?
If you are a parent, or ever plan to be one, or think that you understand them somewhat, (as I think that I do), then would you agree with me that their actions are often illogical? Some parents would die for their children's sake. Some parents would even do this if their children absolutely despised them. But why? Do you think that it's part of their genetic programming? Perhaps. But it still seems an illogical thing to do, especially as far as the idea of self-preservation flies.
My point is that not only buddhism, but probably all philosophies include some form of illogical thinking and being open to outside possabilities. But I do think that our brain is a tool that we've been given to help us understand our existence, and therefore a combination of logic and illogic is necessary.