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Critical thought is hard
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RE: Critical thought is hard
April 9, 2015 at 4:44 pm
(April 6, 2015 at 12:57 pm)Mezmo! Wrote:
(April 6, 2015 at 12:53 pm)urlawyer Wrote: ...my answer is really that I have no hope except for the continued advancement of human society which is only grounded in the inherent curiosity of man.

Are you truly content with that answer?

This seems to be a major difference between the way theist's and atheist's minds work.

You want answers that you are content with. 

I want answers that are true, or likely to be true. Even if they are uncomfortable. 

You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
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Critical thought is hard - by urlawyer - April 6, 2015 at 10:38 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Iroscato - April 6, 2015 at 10:53 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by urlawyer - April 6, 2015 at 11:14 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Iroscato - April 6, 2015 at 11:30 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by watchamadoodle - April 6, 2015 at 11:18 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by watchamadoodle - April 6, 2015 at 11:35 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Faith No More - April 6, 2015 at 11:39 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Alex K - April 6, 2015 at 11:46 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by downbeatplumb - April 6, 2015 at 11:50 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by urlawyer - April 6, 2015 at 11:56 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Iroscato - April 6, 2015 at 11:44 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by robvalue - April 6, 2015 at 11:54 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Neo-Scholastic - April 6, 2015 at 12:38 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Faith No More - April 6, 2015 at 12:43 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Neo-Scholastic - April 6, 2015 at 12:51 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by downbeatplumb - April 6, 2015 at 12:54 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Faith No More - April 6, 2015 at 1:00 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by urlawyer - April 6, 2015 at 12:53 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Neo-Scholastic - April 6, 2015 at 12:57 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by urlawyer - April 6, 2015 at 1:11 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Neo-Scholastic - April 6, 2015 at 1:31 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by urlawyer - April 6, 2015 at 1:42 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Simon Moon - April 9, 2015 at 4:44 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Neo-Scholastic - April 9, 2015 at 4:53 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Iroscato - April 9, 2015 at 5:01 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Angrboda - April 19, 2015 at 7:13 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Simon Moon - April 9, 2015 at 5:02 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Iroscato - April 6, 2015 at 1:14 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Crossless1 - April 6, 2015 at 1:01 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Mudhammam - April 19, 2015 at 11:27 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by urlawyer - April 6, 2015 at 12:41 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Exian - April 6, 2015 at 12:59 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Faith No More - April 6, 2015 at 1:06 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Exian - April 6, 2015 at 1:21 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by watchamadoodle - April 6, 2015 at 1:39 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Faith No More - April 6, 2015 at 1:40 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by robvalue - April 6, 2015 at 1:42 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by robvalue - April 6, 2015 at 1:45 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Iroscato - April 6, 2015 at 1:50 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by watchamadoodle - April 6, 2015 at 1:51 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by robvalue - April 6, 2015 at 1:54 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by watchamadoodle - April 6, 2015 at 2:40 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Neo-Scholastic - April 6, 2015 at 9:35 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by watchamadoodle - April 6, 2015 at 9:59 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Neo-Scholastic - April 7, 2015 at 2:26 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by robvalue - April 6, 2015 at 2:48 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by urlawyer - April 6, 2015 at 2:50 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by watchamadoodle - April 6, 2015 at 4:13 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Angrboda - April 6, 2015 at 6:12 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Thumpalumpacus - April 6, 2015 at 10:43 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by TruthWorthy - April 7, 2015 at 12:44 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by urlawyer - April 7, 2015 at 1:14 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2015 at 11:30 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Iroscato - April 19, 2015 at 11:54 am
RE: Critical thought is hard - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 12:22 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Cato - April 19, 2015 at 6:39 pm
RE: Critical thought is hard - by Mudhammam - April 19, 2015 at 7:36 pm

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