RE: Debate between me, myself and I!
January 3, 2016 at 10:32 am
(This post was last modified: January 3, 2016 at 10:34 am by Mystic.)
The first issue is how would I know I am deluded.
A person can ask "How can explain you know God exists?"
Not being able to answer that, would that be reason to believe I am deluded? The answer is no from my perspective. Although I do have an explanation, this is besides the point. For example, a child may believe in praise, value, and goodness, and be justified to do so. He however cannot explain how he knows, but just that he does.
Not having an adequate explanation is not proof that you don't know God exists.
However, I would say the strength of your belief should coincide with other properly basic beliefs. However, I don't know what argument there is to prove that.
What can be countered (that our properly basic beliefs ought to be same in power) is that often humans find strength in beliefs they feel they need most. Morals we have to function with will seem stronger then morals we can function without seemingly with no huge consequence in society at least apparent to us.
Therefore it may be true or may not be true that the God belief should be as strong as other properly basic beliefs that are strong for it be a warranted belief.
The 2nd question is "doubt" time to time, sufficient reason to dismiss such a belief as warranted and justified (knowledge)?
If doubt is always reasonable, then perhaps this is true. But if doubt can be unreasonable thing to have regarding certain beliefs, perhaps we shouldn't pay attention to it.
Having it or not, can be for reasonable or unreasonable reasons. Or it can be an evil thought trying to misguide us, just as we can get evil thoughts to do evil actions time to time.
So this seems rather a complicated issue. How does one know one is deluded? Perhaps the best bet is to search for evidence or arguments or proofs against that belief. But even then, if our belief was justified, it can always be our inability to reason our way correctly with regards to that evidence and arguments. Never the less, I believe we should test our faith with such arguments.
A person can ask "How can explain you know God exists?"
Not being able to answer that, would that be reason to believe I am deluded? The answer is no from my perspective. Although I do have an explanation, this is besides the point. For example, a child may believe in praise, value, and goodness, and be justified to do so. He however cannot explain how he knows, but just that he does.
Not having an adequate explanation is not proof that you don't know God exists.
However, I would say the strength of your belief should coincide with other properly basic beliefs. However, I don't know what argument there is to prove that.
What can be countered (that our properly basic beliefs ought to be same in power) is that often humans find strength in beliefs they feel they need most. Morals we have to function with will seem stronger then morals we can function without seemingly with no huge consequence in society at least apparent to us.
Therefore it may be true or may not be true that the God belief should be as strong as other properly basic beliefs that are strong for it be a warranted belief.
The 2nd question is "doubt" time to time, sufficient reason to dismiss such a belief as warranted and justified (knowledge)?
If doubt is always reasonable, then perhaps this is true. But if doubt can be unreasonable thing to have regarding certain beliefs, perhaps we shouldn't pay attention to it.
Having it or not, can be for reasonable or unreasonable reasons. Or it can be an evil thought trying to misguide us, just as we can get evil thoughts to do evil actions time to time.
So this seems rather a complicated issue. How does one know one is deluded? Perhaps the best bet is to search for evidence or arguments or proofs against that belief. But even then, if our belief was justified, it can always be our inability to reason our way correctly with regards to that evidence and arguments. Never the less, I believe we should test our faith with such arguments.
