From: David McFadzean (david@lucifer.com)
Date: Sat Nov 22 2003 - 18:31:07 MST
metahuman wrote:
> Is precaution rational or irrational?
>
> Agnosticism (aka. agnostic atheism, "weak" atheism) is the most
> rational position to take regarding matters of religion and faith. If
Skepticism doesn't always lead to taking weak positions on existential
issues. Like I mentioned in the other thread, most adults are not
agnostic about Mother Goose for perfectly rational reasons.
> this is so, then the argument for theism becomes an argument for
> precautionary measures. If precaution is rational, then is theism as
> a precautionary measure also rational? Or is the process of
> precaution rational but not the measure?
Decision making under uncertainly has been studied extensively.
I recommend this excellent introduction>> http://tinyurl.com/w5ml
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