RE: Ex-"New Atheist", Now Christian
April 19, 2013 at 9:09 am
(This post was last modified: April 19, 2013 at 9:13 am by Love.)
Thank you for the welcomes!
My views are much more based on a comprehensive theoretical reflection on the totality of univeral existence. I think, like many other atheists, I fell into the trap of believing that rationalism is the answer to everything. However, after reading extensively on philosophy and the philosophy of science, I came to realise that perceiving everything from the perspective of rationalism has the potential to enslave the mind. How can you step outside of reason to prove that reason is true? You can't, and your argument becomes circular (and I am not talking about mathematical "truth"). I disagree with the classification of love as an emotion. To me, love is beyond the scope of human reason.
My views are much more based on a comprehensive theoretical reflection on the totality of univeral existence. I think, like many other atheists, I fell into the trap of believing that rationalism is the answer to everything. However, after reading extensively on philosophy and the philosophy of science, I came to realise that perceiving everything from the perspective of rationalism has the potential to enslave the mind. How can you step outside of reason to prove that reason is true? You can't, and your argument becomes circular (and I am not talking about mathematical "truth"). I disagree with the classification of love as an emotion. To me, love is beyond the scope of human reason.
