(April 25, 2016 at 10:08 am)Jörmungandr Wrote: Certainty is illusive. If you look for it, you may not find it. Just as atheists have their arguments about what must be and why, so do theists. It all tends to look similar from the inside. Ultimately it's a question of trust. Which set of answers do you trust more? Go with your feelings and I'm sure you'll be alright.
No, in science the good thing is you don't have to trust, that is what testing and falsifying, control groups and independent peer review is for. Even scientists have had competing theories, which some pan out and others dont, no trust needed. That is what independent peer review does, acts as a filter to insure your own personal bias isn't skewing the data.
"Go with your feelings", no no no no. That is what screws up human logic. It is ok to have feelings and emotions yes, nobody should claim we should not, and this also not about legal rights either. Pragmatism and critical thinking and reason don't prevent one from having feelings, but they do act as a great filter to insure what your perception of reality isn't flawed and that leads you to, not perfect answers, but more accurate answers.
