Our server costs ~$56 per month to run. Please consider donating or becoming a Patron to help keep the site running. Help us gain new members by following us on Twitter and liking our page on Facebook!
Current time: July 27, 2025, 11:27 pm
Atheist Forums › Community › Atheism v
Do we expect too much from human reason?

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Modes
Do we expect too much from human reason?
Angrboda Offline
Bringer Of Grief
*****
Religious Views: Why is this girl always naked?
Posts: 31591
Threads: 117
Joined: February 22, 2011
Reputation: 159
#18
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason?
January 26, 2015 at 9:11 pm
The article is somewhat trashy reasoning, but we do tend to deify reason, as if it were some kind of sterling hero. The dark side is cognitive bias, but most are ignorant of the psychology of bias, so they're simply unaware that reason is hobbled by an invisible passenger.
[Image: extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg]
Find
Reply


Atheist Forums › Community › Atheism v
Do we expect too much from human reason?

Messages In This Thread
Do we expect too much from human reason? - by Whateverist - January 26, 2015 at 8:46 am
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by Ben Davis - January 26, 2015 at 10:25 am
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by KevinM1 - January 26, 2015 at 10:31 am
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by Mudhammam - January 26, 2015 at 10:33 am
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by Whateverist - January 26, 2015 at 11:52 am
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by robvalue - January 26, 2015 at 12:02 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by robvalue - January 26, 2015 at 2:33 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by bennyboy - January 26, 2015 at 7:53 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by Mudhammam - January 27, 2015 at 3:09 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by Crossless1 - January 27, 2015 at 3:37 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by Angrboda - January 26, 2015 at 9:11 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by jackson - January 27, 2015 at 6:48 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by bennyboy - January 27, 2015 at 6:59 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by jackson - January 27, 2015 at 10:34 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by bennyboy - January 28, 2015 at 12:54 am
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by dyresand - January 28, 2015 at 1:16 am
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by comet - March 3, 2015 at 2:16 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by comet - March 3, 2015 at 2:52 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by Cato - March 3, 2015 at 6:49 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by Cato - March 3, 2015 at 7:45 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by Cato - March 3, 2015 at 8:18 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by Cato - March 3, 2015 at 7:56 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by comet - March 3, 2015 at 9:17 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by comet - March 4, 2015 at 8:36 am
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by comet - March 4, 2015 at 9:00 am
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by comet - March 4, 2015 at 7:23 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by comet - March 5, 2015 at 6:41 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by comet - March 5, 2015 at 12:11 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by comet - March 5, 2015 at 2:43 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by comet - March 5, 2015 at 3:32 pm
RE: Do we expect too much from human reason? - by comet - March 6, 2015 at 9:48 am

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Atheists how much do you hate God? Authari 139 19511 June 12, 2024 at 10:50 pm
Last Post: arewethereyet
  How much pain can atheists withstand ? The End of Atheism 290 36019 May 13, 2023 at 4:22 am
Last Post: h4ym4n
  It's Darwin Day tomorrow - logic and reason demands merriment! Duty 7 1228 February 13, 2022 at 10:21 am
Last Post: BrianSoddingBoru4
  No reason justifies disbelief. Catharsis 468 72443 March 30, 2019 at 6:57 pm
Last Post: fredd bear
  Faux News: Atheism is a religion, too TaraJo 53 29036 October 9, 2018 at 10:13 pm
Last Post: Alan V
  Most humans aren't too logical when it comes to world views and how to go about it. Mystic 28 5556 October 9, 2018 at 8:59 am
Last Post: Alan V
  Me too Silver 6 1847 October 7, 2018 at 10:08 pm
Last Post: outtathereligioncloset
  What is your reason for being an atheist? dimitrios10 43 11715 June 6, 2018 at 10:47 am
Last Post: DodosAreDead
  Too many near death experiences purplepurpose 77 22189 November 13, 2017 at 8:48 am
Last Post: Little Rik
  A very good Friday to you, too, sir. Nanny 2 1279 April 14, 2017 at 6:24 pm
Last Post: brewer



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)