RE: Do we expect too much from human reason?
March 3, 2015 at 3:35 pm
(This post was last modified: March 3, 2015 at 3:35 pm by Faith No More.)
The problem with this argument is that atheism is not about trying to understand what underlies all reality. It is simply a response to a claim made by other humans, which is certainly within the realm of human reason's capability. When someone completely fails to demonstrate a claim I am completely justified in rejecting that claim, which is all atheism is. Quite frankly, the attempt to conflate this with religious faith reeks of elitism.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell