RE: Atheism Undermines Knowledge
May 8, 2013 at 1:00 pm
(This post was last modified: May 8, 2013 at 1:02 pm by Simon Moon.)
(May 8, 2013 at 8:36 am)ChadWooters Wrote: Too many people seem to think that science is our only source of knowledge about the world. If that were the case it would be acceptable to take these presuppositions as properly basic. Fortunately the world is much richer than scientific knowledge. No scientific and mathematical analysis of Bach's music could capture its magic.The awe and beauty of Bach's music is nothing if not supernatural. So if you want to see the magic, that's it.
Getting pretty fast an loose with your definitions ther, aren't you?
By the way, Bach's music does nothing for me. Stravinsky, Penderecki, Ligheti, Bartok are where I find awe and beauty. Still, nothing supernatural about them.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
