(June 5, 2009 at 4:44 pm)Kyuuketsuki Wrote:(June 5, 2009 at 4:39 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: There. I jumped in. Lol.
I do not believe it is inherently irrational to believe in the existence of a god, I draw the line at the point someone either claims it is true or adopts a specific religion.
That's why I refer to theists and religionists, it is possible to be one without being the other ... Cleanthe is a religionist (he believes in a specific religion) and that IMO is irrational but I was being nice because at least he is pro-science.
Kyu
I think a delusional belief is irrational. Because delusions are irrational. But what's rational and non-rational can be subjective I guess. If for example, you think that someone is better off with a comforting delusion than not, then for their own health perhaps it's more rational they keep the delusional since it would be irrational for them to not if that would just be self-sabotage because they can't live without their comforting delusion, their faith-based belief.
Pro-science, and particularly pro-evolution is a big start! Certainly!
EvF
