rational naturalism is impossible!

[DeistPaladin]

1. P1 if naturalism is true, then there is nothing beyond our physical selves.

Fail!

There could be some sort of explanation for consciousness beyond our current understanding. Maybe these "souls" are yet to be discovered. Once they are, we will be able to study them and eventually explain them. You know what they will be then?

"Natural"

2. P2 evolution is a process that operates with the goal of survivability.

Fail!

Evolution has no goals. There can be random mutations that have nothing to do with survivability.

3. C1 our cognitive functions have come into being by the process of evolution- from P1&P2

Fail due to failure of P1 and P2.

4. C2 all our cognitive functions came about for the purpose of survivability which is not necessarily hinged on determining the truth- from P2&C1.

Fail!

Thinking rationally and determining what is real has much to do with survivability. Part of what makes us the dominant species of this planet is not that we are killing machines. Lions are better at that. What makes us the dominant species is we are rational, can work together in communities and make tools.

5. C3 we have no way to know if our reasoning leads us to truth in any proposition including the proposition of naturalism itself. any and all propositions based on our cognitive faculties (which are all of them) then are just as likely to be correct as they are to be incorrect- from P2&C2.

Nonsensical solipsism.