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The proof delusion
As i was shuttling between campuses today i got to thinking about stuff and it occured to me. I'm short on time, so this might be in need of some editing and/or elaboration. Will do when i have a chance.
Atheism is a philosophical position regarding the standards of evidence necessary to justify a belief. Is this an agreeable description?
If so, it would seem to be a tad "apples and oranges" to directly compare the faith of christianity or any one religion to atheism. Any differences between atheists and theists would necessarily be based on differing perspectives on the meaning of proof.
I would then argue that different types of knowledge require different standards of proof. This is something to which i will assume you all implicitly agree.
So if theism in its most general sense the application of intent to the universe, why can it not co-exist with more science-y explanations for everyday phenomena?
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