Where Do You Put Your Faith?

[Little Dragon]

Exactly! So why would a rational individual complain about someone projecting a false narrrative about them if it's perfectly true and accurate and should not be considered an insult?

Answer: because they are imagining themself as a victim and/or want to portray a specific group as a villian. Or secret option #3, they are greatly rewarded by a delusion of the villian.

Personalities who excessively value science and knowledge are deeply rewarded by having explanations for why something has happened or is happening. They want answers. And often, they want someone or something to blame. Once a person has produced a villian in their mind, this is greatly rewarding for them. I coould go on and on abouut how this delusion is produced and propogatees itself. Then there's the "activist" personality type which takes this delusion to another level and starts campaigning about this manufactured villian. Not only is the delusion personally rewarding because it satisfies the burning question of "why", but now there is another reward that the individual has manufactured a purpose for themself.

Like I wrote before, the delusion feeds on itself, propogates itself, from multiple avenues. And that is why it resists moderation andd common sense.

Reply to others, I am ignoring you 4 ever. Bye bye snitchy.

 

[dybmh]

@Little Dragon ,

What is funny about my post? What you're doing is rude. It is alsohypocritical since you criticise others for being passive-aggressive.

 

[dybmh]

Snitch!

Rules are rules. This one is being reported as well. That would be name calling.

 

[dybmh]

Reply to others, I am ignoring you 4 ever. Bye bye snitchy.

It won't stop me from reporting your posts. This one is beingg reported as well. I am perfectly happy not to have my posts read by you.

 

[dybmh]

Yeah it is happening, don't tell me what is and what is not apparent to anyone with basic literacy skills. Please...

I consider every belief in the un-testable and un-provable, utterly deluded.

Am I immune to delusion? pretty much, yes. I do not accept any fact without supporting evidence. None whatsoever.

Your own statement about passsive aggressive behavior is un-testable and un-proveable. One would need ESP, extra sensory perception to test it and prove it.

You just demonstrated your delusion of inerrancy. It's an epidemic by my judgement especially among those who come to interent forums to argue with religious people.

 

[dybmh]

Like your deity, like Santa, like pink unicorns. Like anything that is not real.

Look who's getting agitated and whipping out the insults. Typical.

 

[Kfox]

I refer to the the latter simply as blind belief, because persons just believe with no evidence or basis for doing so.

How is that different from blind faith?

There is no such thing as "blind faith". That's probably coined by atheists.

Well.... there is no such a thing as blind belief either; but there needs to be a word for believing without empirical evidence supporting it.

 

[Little Dragon]

but there needs to be a word for believing without empirical evidence supporting it.

Hope.

 

[Kfox]

how about "superstition"?

I think superstition is based on the negative. Wishful thinking is usually positive.

 

[nPeace]

@Little Dragon ,

What's funny?

I was about to ask the same question.

 

[nPeace]

@Little Dragon ,

What is funny about my post? What you're doing is rude. It is alsohypocritical since you criticise others for being passive-aggressive.

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Well, they did admit to being driven by emotional bias. So....

 

[nPeace]

Look who's getting agitated and whipping out the insults. Typical.

I've never seen negative emotional bias in overdrive before.

 

[nPeace]

How is that different from blind faith?

Well.... there is no such a thing as blind belief either; but there needs to be a word for believing without empirical evidence supporting it.

Scientists believe things without empirical evidence, so maybe ask them. I think they call them assumptions. Too mild?
I think blind belief appropriately describes believing blindly. I'll research it.

 

[nPeace]

@Kfox People think they exist on par with each other.
Blind faith or blind belief means believing without seeing, without reason, logic, or evidence

 

[Little Dragon]

Well, they did admit to being driven by emotional bias. So....

Indeed. I am prejudiced for good reason. Might not be justifiable. But it is what it is.

 

[Little Dragon]

I've never seen negative emotional bias in overdrive before.

Dragons are passionate creatures. We don't mess about.

 

[dybmh]

Dragons are passionate creatures. We don't mess about.

And a little dragon haa a lot to prove. To oneself and others apparently.

 

[Kfox]

Scientists believe things without empirical evidence, so maybe ask them. I think they call them assumptions. Too mild?
I think blind belief appropriately describes believing blindly. I'll research it.

Yes there are scientists who believe things without evidence; heck there are even scientists who believe in God. Everything a scientist does is not related to science. When a scientist believe things without evidence, they are not claiming it to be a scientific theory, it's just their belief.

 

[metis]

My negative emotional bias, also stems from my outrage. My response to the actions of Christians acting in the name of their God. The genocide, the persecution, the ethnic cleansing, the misogyny, the lies, the anti intellectualism, the controlling behaviour and I could go on for some time.

And look at the credentials of the new House Speaker Mike Johnson as just one example: Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician) - Wikipedia

 

[YoursTrue]

Wrong, your vain desire for your God to exist, blinds you. Nevermind.

Like it or not, current world events demonstrate/evidence/show/prove that what the Bible says is TRUE. It doesn't matter how you define it. Now realize you did not have to be born, that was a meeting of two cells. Most people run for cover if they think they will be hurt. What Jesus said is true. As many people know the prayer Jesus told his disciples to pray for. Sometimes called the Lord's Prayer. Part of that says, "Let your kingdom come.. "