Perhaps atheism is necessary as a stepping stone to a more correct theology? Materialistic atheism is not irrational, being on the side of reason, but it may be illogical, given the advanced view of reality we are adopting on this list that challenges the myth of a hard material substratum.
Nevertheless I can see a distinct need for this illogicality. de Bono says that the mind goes from equilibrium to equilibrium which means we only ever see/perceive what the mind is prepped by belief to see. The mind craves stable states - we cope very badly with change we ourselves are not controlling or desiring We literally cannot see what we do not already possess some kind of belief/theory/hypothesis/guess etc. about that's the magnificent thing about hominid minds - they're able to "make sense" of anything at all; without this faculty we wouldn't have gotten this far But it's also a worry We find it extremely difficult to switch our perception away from our favourite, automated patterns of recognition Anything new will only be judged by the knowledge of the past i.e. the sequence of arrival of all information converted to knowledge up to that point. Anything truly new cannot therefore be understood easily. This is the "mathematical necessity" for Lateral Thinking and other disruptive mental operations that reboot perception so that previously hidden realities come into purview. It's also how humour works, another reason humour is an incredibly significant part of thinking. This would mean that atheism would be like a provocative operation designed to perturb the fake certainty of most religion so that perhaps a new appreciation based on renewed and broader perception comes about. as de Bono says "it can be perfectly logical to be illogical at times." Kim --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
