Non-theists demands for 'evidence' bore some people.
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:19 am
There are two main reasons why the constant demands for 'evidence' of supernatural events bore some people, and frustrate others:
1. Academically qualified theists are tied to the Christian status quo, while the less qualified demonstrate their inability to rationalize by retreating from any discussion muttering "You don’t understand"...
2. The second reason is perhaps a little more frustrating: Non-theists generally consider themselves to be rational people, yet the term 'supernatural' implies an imagined addition to Nature that many among us seem happy to argue about but make no serious attempt to rationalize.
The habit formed of continually arguing the 'reality' of supernatural claims has given the concept a false sense of validity. However, the natural fact is that supernatural belief exists only in the human mind and our ability to rationalize the concept has been overwhelmed by the cultural dominance of Christian belief.
Do we really need to waste our time and intellectual energy arguing? Surely it is more uplifting to spend our energy sharing that in which we do believe.
1. Academically qualified theists are tied to the Christian status quo, while the less qualified demonstrate their inability to rationalize by retreating from any discussion muttering "You don’t understand"...
2. The second reason is perhaps a little more frustrating: Non-theists generally consider themselves to be rational people, yet the term 'supernatural' implies an imagined addition to Nature that many among us seem happy to argue about but make no serious attempt to rationalize.
The habit formed of continually arguing the 'reality' of supernatural claims has given the concept a false sense of validity. However, the natural fact is that supernatural belief exists only in the human mind and our ability to rationalize the concept has been overwhelmed by the cultural dominance of Christian belief.
Do we really need to waste our time and intellectual energy arguing? Surely it is more uplifting to spend our energy sharing that in which we do believe.