In short, naturalism offers liberation, not from the bonds of superstition but from the burden of rationality. And we must address the fact that increasing numbers of young people are embracing that liberation.
I’ve been on this issue for quite some time now.
What I seeing advancing is what I call, “The Embrace of Uncertainty”.
Uncertainty is the root of what has been called Moral Relativism, Cultural Relativism, Gender Relativism and Political Correctness that are all part of an indoctrination occurring in our public schools, Government and Businesses.
At one point Naturalism was at least an effort to only consider what is known and/or could be known through Materialistic reductionism. Between the unsatisfying conclusions and an increasing trend in physics for unprovable concepts, I’m surprised the acceptance of the “Supernatural” isn’t greater.
The so-called advocates of “reason” or “Science” Vs. “Religion”, are embracing virtually anything that avoids a Creator or Religion. They embrace scientific models that posit a “Multi-Verse”, “String Theory” with 9 dimensions and Darwinian Evolution, all being unfalsifiable according to the same scientific standards they support. Go Figure.
It’s a high level display of the Human capacity for rationalization.
Avoidance.
Illogical.
Anything but the certainty of Christianity.
They deny their very own nature while pursuing an explanation of their nature.
It’s sad that the term “reason” has been co-opted buy people that advance the most unscientific concepts imaginable.
“When does a Snake realize it is eating its own tail?”
I’ve posted this a number of times and think it is worth viewing more than once.
No Science, No Logic and No Morality: Atheism.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hsZIauQex4
Brother, it sounds like we’re fighting the same battle. – although, it is funny to imagine that in one of those 'infinite universes' - Richard Dawkins is a rabid, snake-handling creationist ; )
Thanks for that video – I must admit that the atheist was a trooper and fairly honest about his beliefs (or lack of beliefs).
… the naturalist believes that beneath every natural phenomenon there exists yet another natural phenomenon. If explanation by reference to an endless stack of large turtles is silly, then an explanation by reference to an endless stack of natural phenomena would be equally so. The naturalist's answer for the origin of life, therefore, is some natural phenomenon. (Which one is not particularly relevant.) When you ask them how that natural phenomenon came to be, their response boils down to: "It's natural phenomena all the way down!"_______
-Pete Chadwell
If you do not assume the law of non-contradiction, you have nothing to argue about. If you do not assume the principles of sound reason, you have nothing to argue with. If you do not assume libertarian free will, you have no one to argue against. If you do not assume morality to be an objective commodity, you have no reason to argue in the first place._______
- William J Murray
…that if we would maintain the value of our highest beliefs and emotions, we must find for them a congruous origin. Beauty must be more than accident. The source of morality must be moral. The source of knowledge must be rational.
- Sir Arthur Balfour