Arguing against the validity of reason - D'Souza - Kant

[RedskinRat]

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

They are imperceptible to the guy holding the bat. They are not impercebtible to the race of beings who's star just went supernova as the batter swings. Both are part of the reality of the universe.

Dude, slow down, we're talking about people's comparative perception of reality not Quarg from the planet Xgrnarglth 7's existence being ended by a homer from Kemp (Go Dodgers!).

Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Ultimately, reason and science only takes us so far. Those who see a pattern in the reason often chose, as I do, to believe that this pattern is not accidental.

I prefer 'random' to 'accidental'. The human brain is predisposed to look for patterns in life in order to make sense of disorder hence the eagerness for most to embrace organized religions, superstition and such. There are a lot of articles on the topic that are fascinating but I'm too lazy to link to them.