[Serious] Absolutes and Atheism

[Mister Agenda]

Personally I'm a rational skeptic epistemologically (or at least I try) a humanist morally, a moderate/progressive liberal politically, and I suppose a classicist when it comes to logic; but I'm probably limited by my education in that regard. I've not always been a humanist rational skeptic moderate/progressive liberal; I will modify them as needed based on evidence or reasoning new to me.

All I can say is that those positions (except the political ones) are very heavily foundationalist. Most refutations of theistic arguments are attacks against foundationalism. I am not saying they are not valid refutations and for the sake of this thread I am not defending them. All I am saying is that the skeptical approach is kind of a double-edged sword. Skeptics deny the efficacy of human reason. And the efficacy of reason is one of the foundational principles of classical theism. So the skeptics method of disposing of theism also disposes them of appeal to reason. YMMV

My mileage varies greatly since I am a rational skeptic, not an academic/philosophical skeptic. Rational skepticism is also known as scientific skepticism; it's basically a compromise between rationalism and empiricism.