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It is not enough
that an atheist's faith relies upon logic and reasoning rather than irrational,
controlling beliefs and sanctimonious scripture. Without a definitive foundation, an
atheist's beliefs concerning god are little better than the superstitions of others.
An atheist must
understand, and be capable of explaining, Reality; as to its creation, destination,
and mechanisms; in a manner which is unassailable and which obviates the need for a
knowing, designing, or humanoid, god. Such an understanding must not depend upon the
convoluted metaphysics of either religion or science. Science's Big Bang, black
hole, and quantum theories are just as mythical as religious inventions of creation.
As currently
practiced, science's foundation is based upon metaphysics to a degree that is very little
different than that of all organized religions. Fundamental, scientific premises are
predicated upon concepts of: 1.) Matter; 2.) Forces; generally, four forces: light, gravity, and the weak and strong atomic
forces; and, 3.) Dimensions; such as space-time.
None of these concepts, as fundamental paradigms, can be truly reconciled; either internally or with one
another; nor, can the most underlying causes, thereof, be explained . . .
rationally.
Physic's Grail is
to reconcile all concepts to a single percept. However, it appears that current,
competing, circularly defined, scientific paradigms are similar to religions' gods in the
sense that: if only one god/paradigm can be true, than most likely . . . all are false.
Also, without a dependence upon metaphysics, an atheist
must understand the general mechanisms of
consciousness and life, which mechanisms are based upon a process best described as: complex,
analog, self-adjustment
(casa). Casa
is akin to the emerging concepts of fuzzy
logic.
An atheist's
creed must be dependent upon Enlightenment; a state of being which is acquired
through a continuing process of introspection and Intelligent Inquiry.
Enlightenment
begets a tolerance which will enervate the gods of religion and science as sources of
authority and alienation. Said Enlightenment will strengthen an enduring, true
faith. Such a faith is unknown to the religious "faithful" and scientific
elite. Maximized happiness is dependent upon a strong faith; and, faith cannot be
built upon doubt as raised by . . . false gods.
"Creation" is a
singular phenomenon; it does not differ in accordance with the various denominational
scriptures or unrecognized paradigms that are born from anthropic
minds. "Devine design" . . . just as the mythical Big Bang, black holes,
and gravitational attraction as "action-at-a-distance," . . . cannot
be! The human mind and "Creation" are opposed, limiting,
evolutionary extremes; gravity's attraction is an illusion created by compression and
confluent congruence.
Religious
organizations are not destructive to the psyche per se; as social groups, with competing
philosophies of tranquility and beneficence, they can be of value; but, only, if they can
discard their confining, divisive, competing . . . gods, litany, and scripture.
With the
emergence of an increasingly broad and heightened Enlightenment, a philosophy of
Intelligent Inquiry, Conceptualism, will erode and blend other currently prevailing
philosophies . . . including those as diverse as agnosticism, religious
fundamentalism, and the scientific elitism of contrived, eclectic paradigms.
Conceptualism, which embodies an Equilibrium Theory of Reality, reconciles and
rationalizes the Reality of existence.
November 26, 1996 |
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