(October 5, 2013 at 12:44 am)whateverist Wrote:(October 5, 2013 at 12:15 am)FallentoReason Wrote: None of the OP applies to the theist who believes a personal god created them in a way that their cognitive functions are reliable...
But is it rational for the theist or anyone else to believe a personal god created them with their cognitive functioning wired correctly?
According to their presupposition, yes.
Quote: Do theists suppose that God just screwed up when wiring the brains of atheists?
I don't think you've grasped the subtlety yet... obviously this is a mutually exclusive case. Either, we're the product of an unguided process whereby truth isn't the end goal (as there is no goal) OR as the theist believes, we're created by a personal god that wired our brains to be able to interact with our surroundings and get truth out of it.
Answering your question, brains have all been wired equally, whether theist or atheist *under* the the theistic p.o.v. of origins.
That's all I'm trying to clear up; what it is the theist is actually saying when relaying Platinga's argument.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
