RE: Books regarding atheism
November 19, 2019 at 4:43 pm
(This post was last modified: November 19, 2019 at 4:49 pm by GrandizerII.)
(November 19, 2019 at 12:49 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: Ultimately we're talking around the issue of the operation of the human brain..and I want to stress again that none of us have an even remotely accurate internal model of that. It's being so integral to who we are, however, we're deeply invested in imagining that we know what it's doing..what we're doing..and we resent suggestions to the contrary as though they're derogatory remarks. Comments on our intelligence, for example.
I'm fine with all that. I don't agree with what you're overall arguing because it seems obvious to me that justifications aren't how you see it. I couldn't care less if I mostly behave subconsciously and unaware of how my brain operates for the most part. If I can answer what makes atheism reasonable, the answer itself provides a justification for atheism regardless of whether I had this as justification at the time I had the atheism cherry popped.
I'm also fine if atheism is compared to religion to an extent. It's not a big deal. Atheism would still be the most reasonable position to take when it comes to the god question