I would still say I'm anti-religious though, since I believe that we ought to believe things that are true, and I believe religion is false.
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Replying to @SIN_Notung
@NotungSchwert and determinism is true, should we believe all that (in a deep rooted existential kind of way - not just lip service, etc)?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp I'd say we shouldn't, though we might by our very nature end up doing so. I guess that applies to religion too.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @SIN_Notung
@NotungSchwert So, for example, if the consequence was a (large) decrease in happiness/satisfaction, still an imperative to believe?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp I don't know - I'm always biased towards wanting to know what's true but I don't have a great argument for that.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @SIN_Notung
@PhilosophyExp I guess I'd eat whatever pill it is in the Matrix (can't remember - only seen it once) that gives you the truth.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @SIN_Notung
@NotungSchwert So your religious granny on her death bed... (And if you're not going to disabuse her, why not - what's different?)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @PhilosophyExp
@PhilosophyExp In that situation I wouldn't consider it appropriate 2correct her on anything. But in normal life I wouldn't shy away from it3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@NotungSchwert So it must follow that some value or something has priority over truth... Okay, maybe you want to argue only in that specific
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