David Pakman: 'Is Atheism Irrational?' NYTimes Article is Irrational

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13. Formula

I guess Deist is a good word to describe me.

I don't care much for faith, and I have no issues with evolution or science.

What I have an issue with is when science-minded people jump conclusions. As in "Well, we've proved conclusively that the world is not 5,000 years old, I'm sure its just a matter of time before we get the whole Life/Mind/Origin of the Universe thing figured out too."

I realize that there are a lot of religious people in this world who believe a lot of very questionable things (may the Deity deliver us from Fundamentalists.)

However, there is, equally, no basis for Science to expect that it will ever explain Everything. The basic premise of modern science is "We will only consider the empirical and leave the theological to the churchmen." Yet, increasingly, science has begun to believe it can kill God, it's just a matter of time.

I would point to the failure of science to be explain how life began, how intelligence works, what set off the Big Bang,, etc. as areas where it will never replace theological examination of the universe.

I would say that many scientists have Faith - faith that science will one day conquer all. It's just a faith of a different sort, and it can be just as blind.