if something a) has dogmatic foundations against which all other claims must be measured b) makes moral prescriptions it's a religion
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hmm, i think it's the stance in which those beliefs are held that matters if *nothing* can challenge them, even conflicts with reality, i'd say that's a different beast than contingently held, pragmatic beliefs
Well I mean, nothing can challenge your belief in free will, right? I think in principle I could be persuaded that my gender identity was different than I believe it to be or that it has different implications than I believe it to but in practice I would just think it manipulated
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IE, it's been so consistent throughout my life that if it changed it would reliably mean "instrument error" or "malicious simulators" rather than anything organically changing or any revelation of knowledge.
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eh, even if you took your identity "religiously", or whatever, it doesn't seem to be the source of problems (at least to me, if i were to take on the role of critic) just like 'free will' doesn't impact how people behave- they behave and reason *just like* free will exists
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oh, my belief in free will is challenged (successfully) all the time- i don't think it's a solved question at all i think it's framed differently by people arguing different positions on it, so i have a meta-belief about it with which i'm currently unable to challenge
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*he articulates awkwardly*
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