"You are either a rational atheist or an irrational theist."
2006-10-28 10:35:54 · 8 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
false dichotom, excluded middle, black/white thinking.
2006-10-28 10:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by Jim L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
False dichotomy, I think it's called. It's certainly possible to be irrational and an atheist. It's certainly possible to be rational and a theist, too. I would argue that theism itself is irrational (because it's not a rationally supportable worldview) but that doesn't mean that theists cannot be rational in other fields of thought.
2006-10-28 11:20:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
false dichotomy. While most atheists I know are quite rational, and most theists I know are fairly irrational, I've met counter-examples on both sides.
2006-10-28 10:39:25 · answer #3 · answered by Skippy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It assumes that theists are irrational. That's technically fallacious. It's true, but logically unsound.
2006-10-28 10:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
False dilemma
2006-10-28 12:06:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question. it is irrational not to accept a free gift, only pride would stop a person
2006-10-28 10:38:12 · answer #6 · answered by ronnysox60 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Don't understand the question, or it's relationship to the quote below.
2006-10-28 10:37:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
this had to come from the lips of an atheist.the world is not black and white without endless shades of grey.
2006-10-28 10:39:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋