(October 11, 2008 at 7:41 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: Is this split between rational and irrational thinking anyway similar to the split between monist and dualist thinking?
No definitely not. Dualist thinking means to believe in the exitence of a
soul as an independent entity separated from the body.
Atheism denies the existence of the soul as an expression of religious belief.
That does not mean that the human brain as part of the body is programmed only to rational thinking -it would not have any reason.
On the contrary one of of the features of the human brain as the ultimate link in the evolution of life on earth is it's capacity to reason in both ways rational and irrational.
Look inside your mind and you will find a lot of thoughts which are contrary to any reasonal thinking,especially those related to feelings
as hope ,hatred ,love,belief in fate (if you still believe) and so on.
In my opinion the creation of God by man is a result of irrational thinking and that's why I repeat this argument in various threads.
