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Belief?
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RE: Belief?
September 20, 2008 at 10:55 am
That is not the impression I wished to put forward. Chalenging belifes are healthy for both participants in the argument. That is how we advance as, both, a people and individual. What I was hinting at was that all humans belive in something mearly because it gives them the will to go on. A rather extreme example-although an effective analogy I think-is that Bob belives(despite being 90) that he will awaken from his sleep tomorrow. There is no proof to suggest one way or another but Bob will always belive he will wake up. Why? Because to go to sleep each night beliving you will die is depressing and few people would survive long, I think.
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Belief? - by Darwinian - September 17, 2008 at 4:43 am
RE: Belief? - by dagda - September 17, 2008 at 11:08 am
RE: Belief? - by Jason Jarred - September 17, 2008 at 7:48 pm
RE: Belief? - by josef rosenkranz - September 17, 2008 at 2:59 pm
RE: Belief? - by dagda - September 18, 2008 at 10:38 am
RE: Belief? - by Jason Jarred - September 18, 2008 at 6:51 pm
RE: Belief? - by dagda - September 20, 2008 at 10:55 am
RE: Belief? - by Ace Otana - September 20, 2008 at 4:10 pm
RE: Belief? - by dagda - September 21, 2008 at 5:24 am
RE: Belief? - by Meatball - September 22, 2008 at 11:17 pm
RE: Belief? - by Edwardo Piet - September 23, 2008 at 12:55 am
RE: Belief? - by dagda - September 23, 2008 at 2:03 pm
RE: Belief? - by Jason Jarred - September 23, 2008 at 7:12 pm
RE: Belief? - by dagda - September 24, 2008 at 10:37 am
RE: Belief? - by chatpilot - September 24, 2008 at 10:47 am
RE: Belief? - by Edwardo Piet - September 29, 2008 at 6:38 pm
RE: Belief? - by Alan - September 30, 2008 at 6:05 am
RE: Belief? - by Edwardo Piet - September 30, 2008 at 8:10 am
RE: Belief? - by Alan - October 1, 2008 at 8:11 am
RE: Belief? - by Edwardo Piet - October 1, 2008 at 8:54 am

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