re: #250 Petero1818

re: #229 Walter L. Newton

re: #243 Walter L. Newton

I think it is possible to be rational and have a belief in god, as a rational person may understand quite clearly that a belief in a higher being, while not provable, fulfils some need, that may itself not be rational but may be emotional. In other words, the human condition may be served by both a rational discourse and an emotional one. The trouble seems to come when one seeks to define rationally that which could only be explained emotionally. Does god exist? Hell if I know, but if it makes you feel good to believe god exists, it may be quite rational to hold that belief. Allowing that belief to guide endeavours that are more verifiably served by science seems a little nuts to me though. That seems to be irrational.

“it may be quite rational to hold that belief” but “belief to guide endeavours that are more verifiably served by science seems a little nuts to me though. That seems to be irrational.”

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