RE: I just don't get it
February 22, 2016 at 10:24 am
(This post was last modified: February 22, 2016 at 10:27 am by robvalue.)
One thing I would really love to study, but the hardest thing to get data on, is how much theists believe what they say they believe.
I'm sure some of them really believe everything. Some I expect believe only parts of it, and some probably don't believe it at all. There are many motivations for professing belief, which have nothing to do with the truth of the statements.
There are probably self confessed "atheists" who really do believe in god. What people say, and what they really think, are two different things.
One last point: our ability as a species to ask questions far outstrips our ability to come up with answers. This causes discomfort in some people.
I'm sure some of them really believe everything. Some I expect believe only parts of it, and some probably don't believe it at all. There are many motivations for professing belief, which have nothing to do with the truth of the statements.
There are probably self confessed "atheists" who really do believe in god. What people say, and what they really think, are two different things.
One last point: our ability as a species to ask questions far outstrips our ability to come up with answers. This causes discomfort in some people.
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