Objective absolute truth exists out there regardless of whether the reasoning is correct or not.
So if you believe in whatever the truth is through irrational, entirely emotional reasons, then I guess you could say in retrospect (if we accept the premise that you believe in the absolute genuine truth here) that was a "way" to the truth that wasn't rational or reasonable. However, the actual truth and the way there are two different things and I'd rather have rational, dispassionate reasons for believing than emotionally irrational ones any day.
Because emotions don't reason like you can with, well, with reason.
With emotions you may start with a premise and have no genuine method to get to a conclusion. With reason there is a logical argument or arguments that follows or follow through.
What on earth is a "emotional truth"? Sounds an awful lot like this I'm afraid: truthiness. Gets you no where.
Gut feeling is not evidence. The term "Emotional evidence" undermines what evidence is actually about. It's about having a rational, valid reason for believing in something. "It just feels true" is no argument, completely irrational, not valid at all. It's merely a bare assertion with emotion added to it, and emotion has no bearing on the reality of the matter.
So if you believe in whatever the truth is through irrational, entirely emotional reasons, then I guess you could say in retrospect (if we accept the premise that you believe in the absolute genuine truth here) that was a "way" to the truth that wasn't rational or reasonable. However, the actual truth and the way there are two different things and I'd rather have rational, dispassionate reasons for believing than emotionally irrational ones any day.
Quote:If I would trust my reason in exploring the dimensions of reality why should I not also trust my emotion?
Because emotions don't reason like you can with, well, with reason.
With emotions you may start with a premise and have no genuine method to get to a conclusion. With reason there is a logical argument or arguments that follows or follow through.
Quote:Now given this isn't it likely that religious texts such as the bible often sound absurd because their primary message is emotional truth and we are looking at it too much with reason instead of our hearts?
What on earth is a "emotional truth"? Sounds an awful lot like this I'm afraid: truthiness. Gets you no where.
Quote:Isn't it very possible that there is emotional evidence to point to the existence of God?
Gut feeling is not evidence. The term "Emotional evidence" undermines what evidence is actually about. It's about having a rational, valid reason for believing in something. "It just feels true" is no argument, completely irrational, not valid at all. It's merely a bare assertion with emotion added to it, and emotion has no bearing on the reality of the matter.
