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Do we expect too much from human reason?
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Might want to make an introduction thread so everyone can say hi.
That being said, hi!
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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
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Please pardon this copy and paste, which I rarely do, but here's a post I recently wrote that may stimulate further conversation. Somebody asked.... Quote:Can you list what you see as the tenets of atheism’s And I replied.... Quote:Somebody makes a god claim. Such claims typically RE: Do we expect too much from human reason?
March 2, 2015 at 3:24 pm
(This post was last modified: March 2, 2015 at 3:28 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Do you think you may have gone off the rails a bit with that one? Inserting less than accurate depictions of what may or may not be going on in an atheists mind in order to set up a kinder, gentler target for your batshittery?
-for example-...what part of your statement applies when said atheist simply says "I don't believe your god claim"?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
Immediately below I enter the response of my pet rock attesting to it's atheist credentials.
"( )" Wait a minute and I'll ask if it wants to assert any of its faith based claims. Crickets...
So how, exactly, does God know that She's NOT a brain in a vat?
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason?
March 2, 2015 at 3:44 pm
(This post was last modified: March 2, 2015 at 3:45 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(January 26, 2015 at 10:14 am)Parkers Tan Wrote: Reasoning invents computers and jet engines and vaccines. Christianity also invented a story that not quite about directly exploiting guilt and inflicting misery. That's the story about how christainity having invented something beyond neat little stories to exploit guilt and inflict misery. RE: Do we expect too much from human reason?
March 2, 2015 at 3:46 pm
(This post was last modified: March 2, 2015 at 3:47 pm by robvalue.)
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An atheist lacks belief in god(s). That's it. You should not assume anything about why they feel that way or what else they believe or don't believe. By the by, agnostic is not an intermediate position between theist and atheist; there is no intermediate position. Just in case that comes up Feel free to send me a private message.
Please visit my website here! It's got lots of information about atheism/theism and support for new atheists. Index of useful threads and discussions Index of my best videos Quickstart guide to the forum (March 2, 2015 at 3:20 pm)Thoughtage Wrote: The foundation of atheism is the assumption that the Where the hypothetical deity interacts with reality, there should be an effect, susceptible to examination, in our reality. If there is no effect at all, then it cannot be said that an interaction has taken place. Reason is much more successful in interrogating and describing reality than is faith. We find that to be the case no matter which investigation you choose to ponder. When we want to solve a crime, we use detectives and evidence, not prayer. When we want to investigate the nature of subatomic particles, we use colliders and observations and formulæ, not Biblical research. Reason need not be binding upon all reality (indeed, I pointed out prior to your joining this thread that there are aspects of human existence which do not submit to reason). But -- it describes objective reality very well, and because of that, the assumption that we should use reason to investigate new aspects of reality is not based on faith, but rather, on experience. That is why your argument is flawed. |
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