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
And what if pointing out that it isn’t true is destructive of social bonds?
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Replying to @wellydog67 @theasefountain and
What is not pointing out that it isn't true is destructive of social bonds. I'll be writing a review of a book arguing just this shortly.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @theasefountain and
This is an empirical question. I compare the Christians with whom I grew up to the atheists I dwell among now. No comparison.
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Replying to @wellydog67 @theasefountain and
So is the book. It's about post-truth, the fragmentation of US & UK society & how its sources are in ideas like these.
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