Atheism, Theism, Science & Philosophy

[Ryantology]

Although this will be seen as a "cowardly cop out" by some members, I truly believe that there are some things that are completely beyond our comprehension; call it intellectual humility.

To say that there are things beyond our comprehension is not a cowardly cop out. It's a statement of fact and a necessary admission for anyone who thinks of themselves as intellectually honest. There is, however, a subtle but extremely important difference between saying that and saying "there are things we will never be able to comprehend", because you have no way of knowing that. The intellectual dishonesty of such a conclusion compounds when, faced with a lack of comprehension, you decide (on the basis of not one shred of evidence) that your, specific Christian god must be the answer you are sure we'll never find otherwise. There is nothing humble about that, it's nothing more than making up an answer so that you have one. Pointing to God is the cowardly cop out.