It seems to me that at the core of atheism is a deep "faith" in one's own cognitive abilities and their reliability in determining truth.
If atheism is true, then your cognitive abilities have evolved with the aim of survivability....not truth.
To think that your own thoughts really are true is irrational.
Ex:
If I am driving down the road wanting to get to Orlando, FL and I see rocks on a hill near the road that spell out "Welcome to Orlando" I can either assume:
a.) the rocks were placed there by intelligent design
b.) the rocks rolled there by unguided processes and just have the appearance of design
If I assume (a) then it is rational to believe that the message spelled out by the rocks really is true since an intelligence placed them there. It is rational to believe that I really am entering Orlando.
However, if I assume (b) it is irrational to believe that the message spelled out by the rocks is true. They just happen to look like a message, but they really aren't a message. It would be irrational to believe that I really am entering Orlando.
Given atheism, if your own cognitive abilities have evolved, they have evolved with the aim of survival. On this system calling your conclusions "true" seems arbitrary and irrational....an act of blind faith.
If atheism is true, then your cognitive abilities have evolved with the aim of survivability....not truth.
To think that your own thoughts really are true is irrational.
Ex:
If I am driving down the road wanting to get to Orlando, FL and I see rocks on a hill near the road that spell out "Welcome to Orlando" I can either assume:
a.) the rocks were placed there by intelligent design
b.) the rocks rolled there by unguided processes and just have the appearance of design
If I assume (a) then it is rational to believe that the message spelled out by the rocks really is true since an intelligence placed them there. It is rational to believe that I really am entering Orlando.
However, if I assume (b) it is irrational to believe that the message spelled out by the rocks is true. They just happen to look like a message, but they really aren't a message. It would be irrational to believe that I really am entering Orlando.
Given atheism, if your own cognitive abilities have evolved, they have evolved with the aim of survival. On this system calling your conclusions "true" seems arbitrary and irrational....an act of blind faith.
