RE: Do we expect too much from human reason?
March 2, 2015 at 9:12 pm
(This post was last modified: March 2, 2015 at 9:17 pm by Thoughtage.)
(March 2, 2015 at 3:46 pm)robvalue Wrote: An atheist lacks belief in god(s). That's it. You should not assume anything about why they feel that way or what else they believe or don't believe.
Why does the atheist lack a belief in god? Other than those few who have never heard god claims, the answer is always the same. They believe reason is qualified to address the topic.
Quote:By the by, agnostic is not an intermediate position between theist and atheist; there is no intermediate position. Just in case that comes up
If I lack a belief in god, and also spend the next 2 years in this thread challenging atheism enthusiastically, does it add clarity to the conversation to call me an atheist?
Technically, dictionary definition-wise, I agree you are correct. In the real world, not so much.
Quote:Reason is much more successful in interrogating and describing reality than is faith.
Which is why I am arguing against atheist faith.
It's much more reason-able to just admit the simple truth. Nobody knows what does or doesn't form the foundation of all reality. We don't even know what the phrase "all of reality" refers to.
(March 2, 2015 at 4:36 pm)FatAndFaithless Wrote: A god that cannot interact with our human experience of reality (the only experience under which we can operate) is identical to a god that doesn't exist at all.
Hmm, so those billions of galaxies not discovered until only 100 years ago didn't exist until we discovered them??
