Charvaka is the ancient atheist "religion" of India.
Charvakas beleived only in pratyaxa pramANa, or direct perception. ---(1)
Charvakas did not accept inference as an evidence.---(2)
The first question raised against this system is:
Is there any pratyaxa pramANA for axiom 1?
No, there is none, and axiom 1 is an inference, leading to an apa siddhAnta or an internally inconsistant system.
Modern day atheists accept inference and many other sources of knowledge, so this logic no longer holds water against atheism.
Bookmarks