The idea of converting from one religion to another makes a sort of sense to me but going from atheism to religion is baffling
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Replying to @drethelin
The question you have to ask is "what philosophy best predicts / explains my moral beliefs". Bayesianism lead me to Catholicism.
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@drethelin@MorlockP The guy that intended moral beliefs to form that way. He's the one you gotta talk to.1 reply 1 retweet 1 like -
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@Nick_B_Steves@drethelin exactly. "How can I believe that a human intended this bowl to be a salad bowl? It was clearly made on a lathe!"1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MorlockP@Nick_B_Steves a god that makes moral beliefs via evolution and historical accident is no god at all.6 replies 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@drethelin@MorlockP Surely historical accident is a rather hasty judgment. And evolving evolution is not quite as easy as it looks.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Nick_B_Steves@MorlockP no, I mean exactly that. Different peoples have different moralities and which ones are catholic is accidental.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@drethelin @Nick_B_Steves @MorlockP Funny thing is, disputing this can lead to Calvinist Predestination, which…is not Catholic :D
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