(February 15, 2012 at 8:38 am)leo-rcc Wrote: I've met atheists who are holocaust deniers, 911 truthers, chemtrail believers, and swear by homeopathy. Just because we share the non-belief in gods, that doesn't mean that we are more rational in any other topic.Good to hear you say it, Leo.
My favorite example in this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%ABlism
This cult is atheistic, and it claims that all life on Earth was created scientifically by aliens called Elohim.
Frankly I don't think it is rational to think you could subject all your beliefs to rational testing. Who even knows what all assumptions they are operating on at any given moment? Even if you could, would that be a wise use of your time? The ground before you which looks solid .. is it really? Can we be certain it isn't just an illusion? How long are we to stand with one foot suspended?
Then there are the arts and literature. Do we really think proper application of the scientific method could produce the works of Shakespeare or a Picasso painting or a work of Mozart?
Science is not the measure of everything. They are merely the best means of testing what is real and how things work.
