Because they (delusions) need faith not empirical confirmation. More absurd or internal inconsistent=more faith needed to keep 'em
In ideologies, the more absurd and internally inconsistent the core organizing delusions, the more reliable they are as signals of emotional commitment to the cause.
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This piece from
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It's also something Robin and I discuss in our upcoming book (in which
@primalpoly is cited liberally).pic.twitter.com/GgcHgAIojj
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The theist claim is "I believe that God exists" not "God exists" The atheist claim is "I believe that God doesn't exist" not "God doesn't exist" Both "God exist/doesn't exist" are object language=easily refutable by agnostics "I believe that..." are faith/arbitrary metalanguages
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The importance of God's existence is not in the objective. It is the belief that changes man that is the power of faith, the recognition of man's non-supremacy, and the faith in each other that move our goals beyond extreme selfishness, to time beyond our individual existence.
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If a theory is unfalsifiable (existence of god) then is not scientific (religion) so it needs FAITH Denying/approving this unfalsifiable theory is scientifically impossible (agnosticism). It produces indifference The only way to deny an unfalsifiable theory is by FAITH (atheism)
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Intersectionality?
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Also, emotional reaction used as virtue signaling. "I believe X so strongly that if I'm forced to hear Y, I will be traumatized. You can count on me!
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If you don’t believe something you believe that “something” doesn’t exist. So you believe. Therefore you have to prove
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