(January 1, 2014 at 11:42 pm)rasetsu Wrote:(January 1, 2014 at 8:21 pm)snowtracks Wrote: Or would you equally conclude that the belief in the existence of gods can't be relied on for guidance? ----- no, because there are duel sources of revelation: book of nature, book of biblical scripture which are in agreement. not possible to perceive God's identity or attributes thru the 5 senses.
book of biblical scripture says we have an immaterial soul; book of nature says we have no such thing animating us, only biological brains.
the subject of the 'spirit' is a good example of why duel revelation is needed. without scripture, mankind wouldn't know about such things; having a spirit gives mankind a conscience, and knowledge that they are eternal.
Atheist Credo: An universe by chance that also just happened to admit the observer by chance.