RE: Why atheism is irrational
October 2, 2013 at 12:38 am
(This post was last modified: October 2, 2013 at 12:44 am by Vincenzo Vinny G..)
(October 1, 2013 at 10:51 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote:(October 1, 2013 at 9:25 pm)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote: Sorry, these are the kind of things you have to be willing to do some casual independent reading on. Or youtubing, if you can't handle dam letterz.
Look here, if you're wondering if there are any challenges to science being the only source of knowledge: http://atheistforums.org/thread-21091.html The very second post is an astute observation. Natural explanations are not the only explanations out there.
For a start, you could try hanging your hat on being logical. We'll move on from there.
From the guy that came here telling atheists that they're being atheists the wrong way. Yup that's pretty logical. Not at all arrogant or stupid.
So because I'm not spoonfeeding you information you're gonna rage at me?
Doesn't look good on you buddy.
(October 1, 2013 at 11:10 pm)Zazzy Wrote: ??? Why I am I seeing Sparty quoting this, but not seeing Vinny's disappointing response itself?
Vinny, if you're going to go there- I'm dumb, I can't read, I'm incurious, I think science is it- then that is too bad. Or you could try being honest about my responses. Or not. /shrug/
100%.
One thing I won't do is spoonfeed people information. But I'm sure you'll feel the same way if you were in my shoes.
If you are looking for serious answers, this is about as much as I can give you. Google or wikipedia can get you up to speed pretty quickly.
-David Chalmers on the Easy & Hard Problems of Consciousness.
-I would also recommend Thomas Nagel's hated "Mind and Cosmos". Failing that, his NY Times editorial summarizing his ideas: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/201...smos/?_r=0
I won't touch the deity or religion question. All I know is that engaging with the above two is enough to kick you off the science-only diet.
