(February 15, 2012 at 7:54 am)Chuff Wrote: * The words 'faith' and 'philosophy' might not be very appropriate here, but my vocabulary lacks any suitable synonyms
I'd say 'trust' rather than 'faith'. Trust is earned, faith is just given out the only way it can be: blindly.
I trust science because the scientific method has a good (not perfect, of course) track record and it attempts to self correct. I take an evidence based approach, but this doesn't stop me entertaining the possibilities of what might be; I just don't claim things are true which I can't support.
While atheists seem to tend toward being smarter, more rational people, there's nothing that guarantees that each individual will be.
