I do wanna talk about beliefs because many people do think they have something called a “Private Belief”pic.twitter.com/6uw8L9tiXc
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I do wanna talk about beliefs because many people do think they have something called a “Private Belief”pic.twitter.com/6uw8L9tiXc
In philosophy, there is something called an “Epistemic Responsibility” which basically means you as a human have certain responsibilities when it comes to what you choose to believe.pic.twitter.com/6tvdTu2LPi
But back to why none of your beliefs are private because: A. Most people share their beliefs/non beliefs B. You don’t have to share your beliefs publicly for them to NOT be private beliefs C. In most cases, you act upon or in the interests of said beliefs
So let’s use an example Twitter is a place where a bunch of debates & talks of the human condition happen. We talk about dating a lot and vetting potential partners on their beliefs. We also talk about how people reveal their beliefs indirectly. PRIVATE BELIEFS DONT EXIST
We act directly as a result of our beliefs, consciously or subconsciously, we just do. As a philosopher you are taught to examine everything you believe and why you believe such, and is it valid?
The ethics of beliefs states: (Quote by William Kingdon Clifford)pic.twitter.com/eQ0g3S7vMf
So if you have a belief in which has not been examined thoroughly enough and you still believe it, you have failed morally (according to some philosophers). In philosophy you have a moral obligation to yourself and others to examine your views. So your views can make you bad.
So like, anti vaxxers. They rarely do the real research to come to certain conclusions and they still share their beliefs which can and have been proven invalid. Are AntiVaxxers good people if they don’t vaccinate their children?
What we would consider anti vaxxers have is something called “Blind Faith”. And blind faith is dangerous when left unchecked because rarely do people with blind faith beliefs give you the space to bring new information to the basis of them making said beliefs.pic.twitter.com/8JDhXghmOI
Now I know some of y’all are thinking “What about God!?” Philosophy studied religion and they’ve debated for centuries on whether God is real and it’s really 50/50 so most people in philosophy agree that believing in a God is OK.
Why is believing in God okay? Because it meets certain criteria to make it okay.pic.twitter.com/By8UxkaVMz
Believing in God is a belief that can be held up in an argument basically. So what options make a belief a credible belief vs a bullshit one?pic.twitter.com/QwgqBilKiV
Now what does all that mean? Live Vs Dead. Forced vs Unforced. Momentous vs Trivial.
Live Option: Something you think could work for you Dead Option: Something you absolutely don’t see working for youpic.twitter.com/1KaKikdvfE
Forced Option: When you have to make a choice (believe in god or not believe) Unforced Option: When you can abstain from making a choicepic.twitter.com/MuitnDUzgC
Momentous Option: Something that could change your life (taking a job offer) Trivial Option: Really won’t make a difference just a petty choice to makepic.twitter.com/6WppKWsi2s
These criteria ONLY apply to beliefs for which we don’t have sufficient evidence to back them on, mainly religious.
Now I say all that to say when you say you have a certain belief, you need to understand what a JUSTIFIED BELIEF is vs an OPINION. You need to examine your beliefs and really ponder if they are justified or are you just stating an opinion.
Where did you get this information / slides? Thanks
YouTube PBS
oh that crash course philosophy sucks, the stanford plato is way more informative about beliefs
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