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
Is the rational animal even capable of rational thought?
ReplyDeleteWell the animal defined it so it must have some ability for or inkling of rational thought.
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