(April 2, 2014 at 11:16 am)Faith No More Wrote:(April 2, 2014 at 11:02 am)ManMachine Wrote: The philosophy you employ to justify your belief is not in question.
I'm pretty sure that is actually the whole point of the thread.
Not at all. The thread is a question on the validity of evidentialism, in particular the OP asks 'How can you believe in a god without evidence, and be called rational?'
I pointed out that this is not dissimilar to a position taken up those who chose to believe in scientific theory.
The OP then came back with a justification as to why someone might chose to believe in scientific theory without evidence. I have no issue with that justification. It illuminates my point quite nicely and ties it back to the original question.
I felt there was nothing else to add.
MM
"The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions" - Leonardo da Vinci
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
"I think I use the term “radical” rather loosely, just for emphasis. If you describe yourself as “atheist,” some people will say, “Don’t you mean ‘agnostic’?” I have to reply that I really do mean atheist, I really do not believe that there is a god; in fact, I am convinced that there is not a god (a subtle difference). I see not a shred of evidence to suggest that there is one ... etc., etc. It’s easier to say that I am a radical atheist, just to signal that I really mean it, have thought about it a great deal, and that it’s an opinion I hold seriously." - Douglas Adams (and I echo the sentiment)
