Atheism, Theism, Science & Philosophy

[The Grand Nudger]

It made me question the scope of reason. Prior to which, I simply accepted that reason accounts for everything. To my dismay, I discovered that things are not actually that simple and rosey in the totality of the human experience.

Please enlighten me on the "problems" that you have with this type of argument.

Accounts for everything? Well, that's a rather strange way to perceive reason, I think. Regardless of whether or not it can account for everything we're still stuck with the trouble of trying to account for -anything- without it. I've never, personally, felt that reason offered such a comprehensive accounting of all things (what would that even mean, unknowns unknowns and all) - but it does offer a very apt description of the manner in which we seem to be capable of competently considering things. If it cannot be reasoned - it is nigh impossible to conceive of, nigh impossible to discuss. This is probably why so many "unreasonable" propositions are -rationalized-. Whether that has to do with "reason" or the limits of the human mind I suppose would be a matter of opinion (I prefer the latter).

As to the problems, depends on the specific of what you offer, though loosely, transcendental arguments are always subject to objections of experience (and here again, we see your preference for reason btw..when do I get to see the "un-reason" stuff? You keep mentioning it, implying that it's useful, but what it is, where it applies, and how it's useful remains a mystery - you seem content to simply attempt to erode some other position via use of their position by-the-by,- rather than establish your own).