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What do you truly believe?
- Thread starter JerDriver
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I truly believe that "truly" invites logical fallacy.
Believe about what?
That's a really broad question. I'd have to write a book to tell you every last belief I had, but I don't think that's what you're looking for(and I don't have time).
Mind narrowing it down?
That's a really broad question. I'd have to write a book to tell you every last belief I had, but I don't think that's what you're looking for(and I don't have time).
Mind narrowing it down?
But that still encompasses such a large bit... morals/values/purpose/nature of universe/place in universe/etc/etc
Well, I would self identify as a Hindu and my beliefs and actions are mostly consistent with that I feel. What about you?
Nope. We belong to an entirely different category. I do not have any religion. Religions are for people content with basing their worldview on something that has the same evidence of black cats bringing bad luck.
Fully respectable, of course, but not in the same league of people applying critical thinking to claims. We just use different epistemic tools, and that is all. I am not claiming here that critical thinking is superior by default, of course. It is entirely possible that black cats do, indeed, bring bad luck. And that the same is true for equivalent beliefs.
However, at any rate, we atheists are not even close to that religious mindset. Because of those different epistemic tools we use, you see?
So, I would suggest you make your homework before setting atheists in a category they clearly do not belong to.
Ciao
- viole
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Hmm. I've had a black cat for 13 years...
Maybe that's why my luck stinks!
Meh, I love him anyways.
A 13 year old black cat? Nice! I miss my black cat, Jasmine, who passed years ago. Once my ginger kicks the bucket, I'm getting another black cat! She's 14, but showing no signs of slowing. I wouldn't be surprised if she outlived me!
Little Dragon
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A broad and difficult question when you think about it.
I suppose I believe above all else, that the most important thing, is respect.
Respect for each other, respect for human dignity, respect for the rule of law, respect for the natural world and of course, self respect, very important.
I suppose I believe above all else, that the most important thing, is respect.
Respect for each other, respect for human dignity, respect for the rule of law, respect for the natural world and of course, self respect, very important.
Little Dragon
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My Bella is 16 now, and she still thinks she's a kitten, although she is getting a bit senile, she sometimes gets food out of her bowl and places it somewhere, calling for her kittens she doesn't actually have. The batty little mare...A 13 year old black cat? Nice! I miss my black cat, Jasmine, who passed years ago. Once my ginger kicks the bucket, I'm getting another black cat! She's 14, but showing no signs of slowing. I wouldn't be surprised if she outlived me!
I am not claiming that the epistemology that leads to the belief that black cats bring bad luck is inferior. Just that it is different.
Ciao
- viole
We Never Know
No Slack
I truly believe if a god exists, no one alive knows.
Therefore both a belief in a god and a lack of belief in a god are based on what we don't know.
Therefore both a belief in a god and a lack of belief in a god are based on what we don't know.
Lucky was a roommate's cat years ago... she often left him with me for stretches at a time, and I'd paid for his food and medical bills for so long that when it was time to part, I didn't even ask, I just took him with. She acknowledged it was happening, said she didn't like it, but didn't see an alternative.A 13 year old black cat? Nice! I miss my black cat, Jasmine, who passed years ago. Once my ginger kicks the bucket, I'm getting another black cat! She's 14, but showing no signs of slowing. I wouldn't be surprised if she outlived me!
Ebionite
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Belief in the absence of something is still a belief. Atheism is more irrational that your average religion because the qualities required to test for the existence of deity would typically be ascribed to deity itself.
Little Dragon
Well-Known Member
What is irrational is attempting to disprove a hypothesis which is A) Untestable and B) Has no evidence to disprove.
So yes in a way you are correct...
Ok, I irrationally believe in the non existence of Superman, too. Same with Mother Goose. Mickey Mouse too.
Now, let me please go to pray to all those non existent beings to protect me. LOL.
Ciao
-viole
Little Dragon
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So irrational...