RE: Pull up a chair
March 18, 2014 at 10:25 am
(This post was last modified: March 18, 2014 at 10:48 am by Mudhammam.)
(March 17, 2014 at 5:52 pm)discipulus Wrote: Pull up a chair and have a seat. In this thread I invite atheists and agnostics to discuss the topic of faith.An exhibition of irrational certitude in irrational ideas.
What is faith?
Quote:We all know that faith is an important aspect of Christianity. But what about atheism? Does an atheist exercise faith?No.
Quote:If so, how?
In what way?
Nope.
Quote:I maintain that many atheists do indeed exercise faith despite what they may say about it.Then clearly you're not using the term 'faith' consistently.
So let us begin the discussion.
(March 17, 2014 at 6:10 pm)discipulus Wrote: You trust in the reliability of your cognitive faculties do you not?Does this necessitate irrational certitude in our cognitive faculties? No it does not unless we're claiming infallibility. Our cognitive faculties could be misrepresenting what the world actually is. Or so a snake would probably argue (or a Christian for that matter). Does it involve an irrational idea? No it does not because this would be self-defeating.
Quote:how do you know logic and science are reliable in their respective uses?
We don't unless we test them out in the world... in which case it's self-defeating to outright deny the existence of objects (even if they're illusory) that thoughts and words represent to us.
