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Thursday 24 July 2014

For World's Sake Stop Worshipping Reason

and the virtues of "rational" thought,
Professor Dawkins,
rather than practising it.
Non-transcendental atheism* is no better than doctrinal religion -
indeed it is a kind of doctrine. Doctrines are never rational
and cause immense distress.

The virtue of augury, for example,
lies in its sheer
randomness ...

* e.g. anti-doctrinal Zen

2 comments:

Willard Herman said...

Is the rational animal even capable of rational thought?

Wofl said...

Well the animal defined it so it must have some ability for or inkling of rational thought.