tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802793022423388420.post1455039268460357498..comments2023-03-29T17:28:56.467-07:00Comments on ARIZONA ATHEIST: Dazed and Confused: David Marshall's Irrational Take on Faith and ReasonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802793022423388420.post-85868949090025664652012-08-19T23:28:10.642-07:002012-08-19T23:28:10.642-07:00Hello there again, Mr./Ms. Anonymous,
Our senses ...Hello there again, Mr./Ms. Anonymous,<br /><br />Our senses are all we have to learn about the world so your argument is pretty much moot. If no one had any sense of touch, smell, vision, or hearing, we wouldn’t know <i>anything</i> about the world. This is simply a fact. While we <i>are</i> using our senses to see and perform experiments, once again, through experience we know our senses to be Arizona Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377658912951142427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802793022423388420.post-64098772538371154402012-08-19T21:27:10.717-07:002012-08-19T21:27:10.717-07:00"Even when our senses deceive us on those rar..."Even when our senses deceive us on those rare occasions we can use the scientific method to double check what we are experiencing is accurate."<br /><br />You're correct. But this is not proof. The fact that science runs parallel to our senses is because the scientific method is founded on the presuppositions of the reliability of our senses. Again, if you want to refute my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802793022423388420.post-27535186566053328372012-08-19T21:26:34.624-07:002012-08-19T21:26:34.624-07:00You state:"How can this not be proven?"
...You state:"How can this not be proven?"<br /><br />With all due respect, I explained how above. The reliability of our senses is something that only empiricism can validate. However, for empiricism to function validly the reliability of our senses must be presupposed. Once again, to attempt to prove the reliability of our senses by empiricism would be circular reasoning. You cannot &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802793022423388420.post-9886705742867211202012-08-19T20:27:05.302-07:002012-08-19T20:27:05.302-07:00Hi Mr./ Ms. Anonymous,
Thanks for the comment. I ...Hi Mr./ Ms. Anonymous,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. I believe you're in error. Allow me to explain why.<br /><br />You wrote,<br /><br /><i>”It might seem that our senses are generally reliable but the problem is that this cannot be proven. So, no matter how reliable our senses may seem this does not alleviate the faith that must be attributed to our presuppositions we place in the Arizona Atheisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377658912951142427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802793022423388420.post-17694160722208551562012-08-19T19:12:32.841-07:002012-08-19T19:12:32.841-07:00You state":In addition, through our every day...You state":In addition, through our every day experiences we can see how our senses give us reliable information about our every day world on a consistent basis (assuming you're not taking any substance that might alter your perceptions) and our senses are surely accurate enough to allow us to successfully navigate the world. This should make it obvious that they must be at least mostly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com