CHAT: A concession

[HJ Hornbeck]

It's important to acknowledge that no person is absolutely wrong or
right; we all make mistakes, and conversely we all get things right
from time-to-time. And if we're to be honest about this, we have to be
up-front about it, too.

And so I find myself in the unusual position of agreeing with
William Lane Craig on a point.

"In general, Western culture is deeply post-Christian. It is the
product of the Enlightenment, which introduced into European culture
the leaven of secularism that has by now permeated Western society.
While most of the original Enlightenment thinkers were themselves
theists, the majority of Western intellectuals today no longer
considers theological knowledge to be possible. The person who follows
the pursuit of reason unflinchingly toward its end will be atheistic
or, at best, agnostic."
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/july/13.22.html?start=5

It really is tough to argue against that. From my own experience,
meditating on religion has consistently and relentlessly led me away
from it. From the studies I've read, there is a loose inverse
correlation between learning and devoutness. This is not what you'd
expect if reason was bestowed on us by a god; and thus, it argues
against the existence of such a beast.

I'm just happy to have found some common ground between I and
William "genocide is A-OK" Craig.

HJ Hornbeck