RE: Is atheism self-contradictory ?
June 27, 2017 at 4:16 am
(This post was last modified: June 27, 2017 at 4:19 am by Qwraith.)
@OP
Maybe you gave your reasoning already but I missed it, but why exactly do you believe the human mind with evolutionary origins is untrustworthy? From what I can tell, trust is about verification of the data of reality. If you can objectively verify a data point, it is reasonable to trust it. The alternative is solipsism. The idea that our brains cannot ascertain reality seems absurd and is tantamount to believing that our reality, or perception therein, is constantly being manipulated. That would defeat the notion of free will. No?
Maybe you gave your reasoning already but I missed it, but why exactly do you believe the human mind with evolutionary origins is untrustworthy? From what I can tell, trust is about verification of the data of reality. If you can objectively verify a data point, it is reasonable to trust it. The alternative is solipsism. The idea that our brains cannot ascertain reality seems absurd and is tantamount to believing that our reality, or perception therein, is constantly being manipulated. That would defeat the notion of free will. No?