RE: A Serious Question For Theists
June 17, 2014 at 6:27 am
(This post was last modified: June 17, 2014 at 6:33 am by GrandizerII.)
I don't agree at all that they're opposites.
From the strict philosophical standpoint, rationalism is the view that all or most truth is deductive and a priori, deriving logically from a set of axioms gained by intuition or inherent knowledge. However, the term is not very often used so strictly, so this form of rationalism is generally known in English-speaking philosophy as continental rationalism, as its original proponents, such as René Descartes, were largely situated in continental Europe.
The term is more commonly used to refer to a synthesis of continental rationalism with its former rival philosophy, empiricism. This looser rationalism holds that empirical observation is more useful than intuition for gaining one's starting axioms, but one can use deductive reasoning from these axioms just as well. The best embodiment of this way of gaining knowledge is the scientific method; hence, rationalists tend to give high regard to science, designating it as the primary or sole proper source of truth.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Rationalism
Seen and read a lot of Islamic material, especially the stuff related to purported scientific miracles in the Qur'an. Wasn't impressed to be honest.
From the strict philosophical standpoint, rationalism is the view that all or most truth is deductive and a priori, deriving logically from a set of axioms gained by intuition or inherent knowledge. However, the term is not very often used so strictly, so this form of rationalism is generally known in English-speaking philosophy as continental rationalism, as its original proponents, such as René Descartes, were largely situated in continental Europe.
The term is more commonly used to refer to a synthesis of continental rationalism with its former rival philosophy, empiricism. This looser rationalism holds that empirical observation is more useful than intuition for gaining one's starting axioms, but one can use deductive reasoning from these axioms just as well. The best embodiment of this way of gaining knowledge is the scientific method; hence, rationalists tend to give high regard to science, designating it as the primary or sole proper source of truth.
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Rationalism
(June 17, 2014 at 3:16 am)ska88 Wrote: Actually there are tuns of lectures, documentaries, essays about Islam and God.. on the web.
If you want my advice you can watch Jeffery Lang he is wit and clever! You would like him even if you didn't believe him
I can help you if you want.
I mean when I want to know about atheism I prefer to watch a documentary or an atheist who is a great writer or famous for his bright ideas.. I would seek knowledge from a good source.
I don't think that talking to me is good source .. I'm not a scholar.. I'm just a thinking muslim who reads a lot!
Seen and read a lot of Islamic material, especially the stuff related to purported scientific miracles in the Qur'an. Wasn't impressed to be honest.
