and I induce that the probability that “rationality” is a meaningful (self-consistent, compete) theory is tiny.
A theory of what?
You seem to be expecting “rationality” to replace “God” in some slot; perhaps “theory of everything”. But this seems to me a category error, rationality being an activity, not an explanation.
Perhaps “God” is not the missing element required to make “rationality” consistent and complete—however, anything that I can think of adding that might fix the theory could be eliminated by exactly the same arguments that you use to eliminate belief in God. (For example: Truth. Love. Quality. etc.)
Truth, love, and quality are directly observable. Though I don’t see what you hope to do with them. I suspect that the missing element you see is actually an unnecessary element.
Could you explain what this missing element is missing from, and what it should supply?
Could you explain what this missing element is missing from, and what it should supply?
At that time, I was keenly experiencing the lack of an objective morality in the materialist worldview.
You seem to be expecting “rationality” to replace “God” in some slot; perhaps “theory of everything”. But this seems to me a category error, rationality being an activity, not an explanation.
This is exactly correct. I thought ‘rationality’ was a paradigm to replace a religious worldview. I probably meant ‘materialism’ everywhere I used the word ‘rationality’.
and I induce that the probability that “rationality” is a meaningful (self-consistent, compete) theory is tiny.
A theory of what?
You seem to be expecting “rationality” to replace “God” in some slot; perhaps “theory of everything”. But this seems to me a category error, rationality being an activity, not an explanation.
Perhaps “God” is not the missing element required to make “rationality” consistent and complete—however, anything that I can think of adding that might fix the theory could be eliminated by exactly the same arguments that you use to eliminate belief in God. (For example: Truth. Love. Quality. etc.)
Truth, love, and quality are directly observable. Though I don’t see what you hope to do with them. I suspect that the missing element you see is actually an unnecessary element.
Could you explain what this missing element is missing from, and what it should supply?
At that time, I was keenly experiencing the lack of an objective morality in the materialist worldview.
This is exactly correct. I thought ‘rationality’ was a paradigm to replace a religious worldview. I probably meant ‘materialism’ everywhere I used the word ‘rationality’.