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| Aqua Letifer | Jul 24 2009, 07:04 AM Post #51 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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Agreed. ( )
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| Mikhailoh | Jul 24 2009, 07:06 AM Post #52 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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That ain't even a spark, Bikewreck Boy.
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| sue | Jul 24 2009, 07:14 AM Post #53 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Great post, Quag. |
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| sue | Jul 24 2009, 07:15 AM Post #54 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Bikewreck Boy.....I love it!
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| Moonbat | Jul 24 2009, 07:20 AM Post #55 |
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Pisa-Carp
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Sam you might find one these philosophy/critical thinking classes very interesting because i think they deal with the kinds of (good) questions that you are asking.
Well if someone really doesn't have any reason at all for thinking something then surely they shouldn't think it - if they proclaim both to think something but also not to have any reason for thinking it then they are really claiming both that they don't think X is likely (there is no reason to believe X) and that they think X is likely (I believe in X).
But do you have any reason for thinking that it is more likely that your teachers, authors, researchers etc. are broadly correct than broadly incorrect? Try and weigh the two hypothesis A) civil war happened, and B) civil war didn't happen against what you know of the observable world (including the history books and the various museums etc.) how could you end up with the stuff you have seen if you assumed A was right and how could you end up with the stuff you see if you assumed B was right? Try to mentally paint sets of pictures of the various scenarios. Then see if you have any reason for thinking one set of pictures more likely than the alternative. I think you will find that Occam's razor will give you the answers that you buy into because you will need a conspiracy in order to match B to your own experiences of the world. Put another way there will be more that doesn't make any sense and runs contrary to your experiences if you assume B than if you assume A. The same holds for the moon landing or the other situations you invoke. Thus I suspect that you do infact have reasons for thinking that these situations are more likely than the alternative hypothesise. Hence i'd put it to you that the beliefs you mention of are not blind faith but can be defended. Presumably those who believe in supernatural or paranormal phenomena would want to make a similar case for their beliefs in gods/spirits/demons/UFOs/etc. indeed if they make this case then they do not have blind faith and instead have a set of reasons for what they think is true however in these cases I think there exists additional information that undermines the reasons offered up. Edit: oops Quag beat me to it. |
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| kenny | Jul 24 2009, 07:25 AM Post #56 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I said "reasonably" sure of. |
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