Atheism Undermines Knowledge

[Whateverist]

Afterall, our capacity for reason evolved in the pursuit of dinner, not in pursuit of 'the truth'.

Did it?

If you accept that we, like every other critter on this planet, have evolved to be as we are through natural selection, then yes it did.

Of course "evolved to pursue dinner" is shorthand for evolved to survive making use of what traits were useful. Apparently the capacity for language and discursive thought had utility because we've sure gotten a whopping big share of that by comparison with other animals. Now if you don't accept evolution (i.e., natural selection), then this point will be lost on you since you won't accept the premise. Do you accept the premise? Do you think we and our traits are as they are as a result of natural processes - whether or not we understand all the relevant natural influences and whether or not there is conclusive evidence for thinking so? (I do.)