01-28-2010, 10:41 AM | #1 |
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Believing where we cannot prove
Since this came up on another thread (the 2012 thread) I thought I'd start a new thread to talk about non-evidentiary beliefs. My questions are these:
1) Why hang onto beliefs for which there is no evidence? 2) Why is it considered *fair* for evidence-based beliefs to be held to a different standard than non-evidentiary beliefs?* 3) If one subscribes to a non-evidentiary belief is there ANYTHING that could dissuade one from believing it? 4) How does one tell the difference between 'good' non-evidentiary beliefs (say psychic powers) and malign ones (say racism or Pat Robertson's latest utterances). *By non-evidentiary beliefs I mean things like psi-powers, fortune telling, God hates Haitians, etc. I do NOT mean things like "I love my children" or "My partner loves me". Cheers Aj
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