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Question Everything
Not in the philosophy of science.
As G Box said, all theories are wrong, but some are useful.
Example:
Newton's law of gravitation isn't true. ( It was arguably rendered false by GR.)
But it's dang useful in non-relativistic circumstances.
Newton's laws are true for intermediate length scales - GR just lets us see more pieces of the puzzle.
I'll take both happiness & refrigerators.
And I'm able do so with no faith or belief in gods. Happiness doesn't require religion.
The irony of this discussion is that it wouldn't exist without herds of engineers designing computerators.
This discussion would not exist without herds... without generations of strong families that have allowed civilization to exist up to this point.
happy?
PsychiatryOnline | American Journal of Psychiatry | Religious Affiliation and Suicide Attempt
"subjects with no religious affiliation perceived fewer reasons for living, ...religiously unaffiliated subjects had more lifetime impulsivity, aggression, and past substance use disorder. No differences in the level of subjective and objective depression, hopelessness, or stressful life events were found...."