Originally posted by AkByR64
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An atheist uses exactly the same cognitive equipment that you do to interrogate and understand the world about him. A worldview is simply what you require to survive. If it is fatally false (let’s say that in your worldview you believe that you can fly off a tall building) then the world itself might well eradicate that false worldview. So, a worldview has to be compatible with reality or it does not persist. Religious and atheist worldviews are both compatible – in other words reality does not discriminate between them. The logic of both systems is adequate for survival. It comes down to personal preference and whether you are interested in going beyond the obvious (like don’t eat poisonous plants). If you do want to know more then the question becomes what intellectual and other tools are suitable for the task. Is your search an opening up to new and unexpected possibilities or a closing down and entrenchment of conservative thought and values?
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