RE: Atheism Undermines Knowledge
May 5, 2013 at 3:12 pm
(This post was last modified: May 5, 2013 at 3:13 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
My problem is not with atheism itself, but physical reduction. I think bridging the gap between mind and body is a serious philosophical issue. The mind-body problem still leaves something to explain. That is what I meant about undermining knowledge. You guys have stopped inquiry well before the reach of reason. You stance is not "I don't know" but rather "I do not care to know." A small part of the dilemma in the induction problem. You have given up and pretend that nothing more needs to be explained.
I had hoped someone would be able to contribute to my understanding by at least taking the problem seriously. A provocative thread title helps attract attention, but apparently that is the wrong strategy. It attracts the attention of the wrong type of critic. Being open minded, I find it conceivable, though unlikely, that a non-theistic solution could be found. If so I will return to my previous atheism. You cannot truly call yourselves freethinkers if you have stopped thinking.
I had hoped someone would be able to contribute to my understanding by at least taking the problem seriously. A provocative thread title helps attract attention, but apparently that is the wrong strategy. It attracts the attention of the wrong type of critic. Being open minded, I find it conceivable, though unlikely, that a non-theistic solution could be found. If so I will return to my previous atheism. You cannot truly call yourselves freethinkers if you have stopped thinking.
