No, still not my abortion blog yet (gee, it better be a good one after stringing this out so long). However I had another thought about an argument against atheism that I thought I would briefly address. It is:
Atheism takes as much faith as theism.
Part of the basis for this claim (and I acknowledge it is only part of the rationale for this claim) is that no position can be logical all the way through – at some point a leap of faith has to occur. So, since this is so, why not make that leap of faith for God and not atheism?
And this is true, as far as it goes. We cannot logically show by an unbroken chain of reasoning that logic will always work and that there is nothing else besides logic and empirical/inductive reasoning that provides accurate information about the world. The best we can do is take a position down to the place where those assumptions have to be assumed
So, since both theism and atheism have a component of faith does this mean that it is simply a matter of prejudice in regards to which faith to choose? A matter of feelings?
No.
Let me illustrate with a metaphor.
You are at the base of a cliff and desperately need to get up that sheer face to save your child who is in a burning house. Two ropes hang down from the top of the cliff. Neither rope reaches the ground. However one rope is only two feet off the ground. The other rope is 10 feet off the ground. Which rope do you chose?
the one that gets me quickest to my child.
Ah, I see that you did read my response and took the time to read my link. I appreciate that.
I am afraid thought that I do not understand your answer in the context of my metaphor. Perhaps you would care to explain a bit?