My question is: Does rational thinking ever
lead to more than one equally valid, best conclusion?
I do not think so. It may lead to a somewhat open conclusion, from which one can draw multiple possible conclusions. For example, one may decide that rationality excludes the existence of a physical god, but leaves open the possibilities of a transcendent god or no god. As such, some forms of theism, some forms of atheism, and agnosticism are all equally rational viewpoints. However, if one does not add on the element of belief, then rationality alone leads only to one (possibly open) conclusion.
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