His idea of Truth rests on millennia of human endeavour, not just 400 years of scientific thought. What was True about life in 2000 bce?
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Replying to @theasefountain @GodDoesnt and
OK, but we do need to keep pointing out that it isn;t actually true and that we can establish facts about the world best via evidence.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @theasefountain and
The evidence indicates that life is meaningless, morals a sham and free will an illusion.
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Replying to @wellydog67 @theasefountain and
Only if you require meaning and morality to exist outside human brains.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @theasefountain and
Which of course people do, regardless of what they say.
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Replying to @wellydog67 @theasefountain and
They do? Most just take it for granted, I think. I know few people who believe in a god or think abt the sources of meaning & morality
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Replying to @HPluckrose @theasefountain and
I’m quite sure that most people I know think that their moral feelings reflect an external reality. Why disabuse them?
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Because they're wrong? And usually its a god & that hasn't worked out well for humanity? I really need to go to bed now.
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