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How do we get the idea that reason always leads to truth? Aristotle was one of the most brilliant reasoners in human history, yet his physical theories, derived from perfect "reason", are simply garbage.
The fact is that the human mind is not a perfect instrument. It evolved as a survival mechanism, not as a perfect seeker of truth. It is nice to think that the human potential to understand and discover is limitless, but I see no evidence for this.
Is it so hard to admit that we aren't all that smart? Religion isn't so different from atheism, in both cases we put our trust in something we can't quantify or be sure is even capable of what we think it is. With religion, that thing is God. With atheism, that thing is the human mind.
It's faith either way. As for me, I'll stick to God. And when I hear someone deriding my faith, I just remember that their derision rises out of the same sort of faith that they mock, simply aimed in a different direction.
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