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Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
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RE: Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence
(October 26, 2015 at 2:14 pm)Esquilax Wrote:
(October 26, 2015 at 2:11 pm)Losty Wrote: The only thing we accept without evidence are things we already know to be true (like the sun shining at noon example from vorlon in post 2), and things we don't actually care about (like our coworker seeing a bunny on the way to work this morning). No we don't ask for evidence on either because we already know the sun shines at noon, and we don't actually give any fucks if our coworker really saw the bunny or just made it up.

Asking what we accept misses the point anyway: the question should be about what it's rationally justified to believe. People aren't required to believe anything, and I can just feel the response to your point about things we don't care about in the back of my mind, this "well then I don't care about god, so nyeh heh heh!"

The funny thing is, I don't give any fucks about god either. It's why I just smile and nod at theists who bug me in person.

Janet saw a bunny, cool beans
Jenny heard god in her thoughts, cool beans

If Janet asks me, "do you believe in the bunny? Do you love it?" And then begins to make extraordinary claims about her road crossing bunny, then I will ask for evidence.

So you're right, it can be about what's rationally justified, but I really think it also has to do with the importance of the thing (or whether we care about it).
Most people don't take the time to varify things that don't matter regardless of whether or not it's rationally justified to believe it.

It's why I think theism is so weird. I placed so much value on my beliefs and yet prided myself in never validating it's truth but just accepting it. In any other context that would make no sense.
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RE: Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence - by Losty - October 26, 2015 at 2:36 pm

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