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So many things it'd take too much of my time to list, but a taster;Is there anything that you believe while at the same time knowing that you have no basis for believing it other than being told by someone else that it was so?
A lot. Someone who thinks their life is centered around what they know rather than what they believe hasn't seriously considered the nature of life.Is there anything that you believe while at the same time knowing that you have no basis for believing it other than being told by someone else that it was so?
A lot. Someone who thinks their life is centered around what they know rather than what they believe hasn't seriously considered the nature of life.
I find it odd that you would paint lack of automatic acceptance of claims without support as "pathological". Is that what you're trying to do?There is something pathological about the demand for evidence, and I've seen it argued that it is the result of fear, the fear of uncertainty and the fear of being wrong. It's a total and unhealthy dependency on the tangible. Here's an article about pathological skepticism.
I've been thinking about your very interesting question. I believe in lots of things without having any more evidence than someone elses word. These are all things that I don't really care about or that I am not really interested in.Is there anything that you believe while at the same time knowing that you have no basis for believing it other than being told by someone else that it was so?
Booya. Futhermore, someone's else's word exists in the form "someone else's word".I've been thinking about your very interesting question. I believe in lots of things without having any more evidence than someone elses word. These are all things that I don't really care about or that I am not really interested in.
Everything that I believe in which is important to me I have a basis for believing in. Whether or not my basis for belief would be acceptable to anyone else is a different matter entirely.
Greetings Tomspug. An intriguing question. What is your answer and why do you ask?Is there anything that you believe while at the same time knowing that you have no basis for believing it other than being told by someone else that it was so?
It is interesting that you slide from "evidence of" to "basis for" - as if the two meant the same thing thing. So, what are you really asking? And, why?Is there anything that you believe while at the same time knowing that you have no basis for believing it other than being told by someone else that it was so?
There is something pathological about the demand for evidence, and I've seen it argued that it is the result of fear, the fear of uncertainty and the fear of being wrong. It's a total and unhealthy dependency on the tangible....
There's a lot of it in RF and it's especially prevalent among those who take pride in their "objectivity" and reasoning skills. ...
Take the Big Bang you mentioned in another thread, for example. Many argue as if it or some other origin-theory is a viable alternative to the God-theory. Maybe, but the evidence is not empirical like they claim. All are mathematical extrapolations drawn from less than a nanosecond's (relatively speaking) worth of observations.
Do the aliens use excessive commas? If so, I may have news for you...Actually, I truly believe that this is a planet of the lost tribes. Their ways and means, are completely alien to me, therefore, they must be the aliens, that have been spoken of. One thing is for certain, I want a full refund, from the Intra- Birthright Travel Agency. I am certain, that I have been Birthed to the Wrong Planet!!!!!