re what it means to be human was parsifal in article apr cs ucla edu brad pierce pierce cs ucla edu writes the bedrock of spiritual unreason is the belief that resonant yet but theology is full of reason even if it is as we believe based on false premises etc etc ill defined terms e g spirit transcendental mind self consciousness ultimate reality soul elan vital etc have meaning sadly adherents of spiritual movements are seldom satisfied hold on there no meaning to consciousness or mind or self with this harmless illogicality they seem inexorably drawn to a belief what illogicality in the primacy of the spiritual and transcendental over the material and empirical i e the primacy of pipe dreams jabberwocky and illusion over facts science and reason since when is for instance non behaviourist psychology a pipe dream surely the major purpose of the science of psychology is to understand the workings of the mind all creatures all feelings all thoughts all perceptions all processes and all phenomena are manifestations of the mundane i e matter energy space and time those who believe otherwise albeit some do not supplicate god are not atheists manifestations of the mundane sounds rather transcendental to me in fact matter energy space and time are well measured but mysterious concepts does an atheist really have to believe in your reductionism or be cast out as not following the true faith richard wilson logica industry ltd
