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February 6, 2012 -
It has now become commonplace, especially among the “new atheists” – self-appointed guardians of rationality, to distinguish between the clear, level-headed thinking that accompanies a rigorous scientific outlook on the world, and the muddle-headed foolishness of religious belief. Calling attention to this (false) dichotomy would be more interesting if those who so regularly do it (typically those who wish to denigrate religion or religious believers) were able to do so with the logical precision that their own presuppositions demand. Unfortunately, they’re not. So, their attacks on religious conviction, while rhetorically clever, are rationally quaint.
Consider, for example, a recent argument by Sam Harris called “the fireplace delusion.” Harris argues that religious belief is as recalcitrant as the widespread (but he thinks fallacious) view ... read more
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