Atom Wrote:The rationality of disbelieving the evidence on anything you don't want to accept isn't free thinking, it's mindlessness. Christians are accustom to condescension and verbal abuse from atheists, but at some point it would be nice if there were some rationale offered for rejecting the arguments given, instead of a barrage of arrogant declarations.
My rationale for rejecting your arguments is that this whole discussion is purely academic, and I am actually quite confused as to why so much attention and energy is spent on this subject.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell