Scientific Rationalism

Rationalism is the idea that knowledge must come from reason and thought, rather than empirical evidence. Socrates, Rene Descartes, and Spinoza argued for rationalism.

Today, most thinkers combine rationalist notions with empirical data.

Atheism, at its core, is the absence of belief in imaginary deities or supernatural entities. Yet, it is far from a simple absence; it is a tapestry woven with threads of critical thinking, skepticism, and a profound reverence for evidence-based reasoning...

The mind of a scientist cannot be that just a set of beliefs. It has to be an objective, open and experimental mind. A scientific way of thinking is always systematic, based on testing, building knowledge and factual observation.

According to physicist Edwin Hubble, a ...