(March 1, 2014 at 5:12 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: LastPoet, I'm trying to make out on how you are addressing my argument. Are you suggesting it's irrational for example, if we had souls, to have a sense that we have a soul, to be able to sense we have a soul or spiritual existence beyond physical and to know that? Why would it be irrational if that's the case? It seems like weak Atheism depends on strong Atheism to be held rational. Instead of clinging to both stances as possibilities, it seems to rely on the assumption God doesn't exist, therefore is not knowable, or that a soul doesn't exist, thus we have no sense of a soul.
I'm saying that it is irrational to muse on an pop-folk-culture idea of a soul when you cannot truly demonstrate to others what is this soul you talk about. If its about the sense of self, try looking into psychiatric and psychologist's work.
It's trying to cling to a magical mysterious world when the reality is much more awesome. There is no assumptions in that. If god (whatever that means) exists, then it should be easily reached and demonstrated to all people. It should be as evident as gravity. Otherwise its just wishfull thinking
