(October 11, 2013 at 7:26 pm)Vincenzo "Vinny" G. Wrote: I've tried to discuss my views before, but I usually hit a wall of ignorance with many of the atheists around here. They lack familiarity with science, philosophy, epistemology, logic, mathematics, and many of the fields that my views build on. Given their lack of familiarity, their responses amount to hysterical skepticism firing blindly in all directions, like one recent poster who dismissed logic as a means of arriving at knowledge "as a house of cards". Doesn't strike me as a worthwhile pursuit unless people are capable of exercising critical thinking skills and looking new things up to learn about them.
Explaining the rigorous use of reason to an atheist is like explaining quantum mechanics to the amish.
Just because some people won't get it, doesn't mean it won't lead to fruitful discussion, as long as those that talk out of their ass are ignored. As you can see, this forum lacks rigorous intellectual discussions, which is what you claim to be after, so try adding something positive here.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
