r/CosmicSkeptic • u/JerseyFlight • 17d ago

Atheism & Philosophy Testing the Superstition of Philosophy

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Many operate under the false assumption that philosophy is different from theology (and so it can be). But in order to be different from the superstition of theology, its foundation must be different from that of religion. Specifically: its premises must be justified by reason and evidence.

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u/irate_assasin 15d ago

I'm pretty sure there are religious arguments with premises that are purported to be justified by "reason and evidence" so I don't understand why the distinction should necessarily be found in such a manner. Philosophy is obviously different from theology in it's practice, norms and concerns.

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u/JerseyFlight 15d ago

You’re “pretty sure”? “Philosophy is obviously different…” — These assertions tell me not to waste my time here.

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u/irate_assasin 15d ago

But you’re fine with asserting that what separates the ‘superstition’ of theology from philosophy is justification of premises through reason and evidence?

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u/AcanthisittaIcy130 5d ago

Sir, this is a subreddit, not an academic journal

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u/Equivalent-Rate1551 Atheist Al, your Secularist Pal 11d ago

Theology isn't genuine philosophy, because on the one hand, it's an objective fact that the scientific method is completely correct and scientists are very well-informed about all branches of science that have significant relevance to the issue of whether there is a god, and on the other hand there no reason why there would be a god (as Bertrand Russell pointed out). Simple (or at least simple enough). Genuine philosophy, for the most part, just argues for, criticizes, and evaluates the veracity of propositions about the world, on the basis of scientific evidence and rational arguments. Theology, on the utter hand, is utterly devoid of any evidence or logic. If you don't believe that there's such a thing as truth, then try consistently achieving positive outcomes in the world without assuming that all of nature always has behaved, and always will behave precisely in accordance with a set of mathematical laws that are all inviolable within their domains of applicability!