Quote:If a belief ISN'T true then your reasons must be INvalid because you are believing despite the fact the belief isn't true - so the reasons can't be evidence, so you are believing 'on faith' - and that's IRrational.
I agree, now I have a question for this part..
To say it's true or not would require evidence, but before evidence can be made, there is a "beginning type reasonable/logical faith" that would carry a person in the direction of proving that type of faith in gathering evidence to support it....The beginning idea is what I have a problem with in defining it as irrational, for the simple reason of saying that at that point, this person is being irrational to some extent, when in actuality he/she is simply still researching to prove it....
Now if it's found out to be false, then yes, if they keep that faith even though it's been proven to be incorrect, that would truly be an irrational faith that a person is keeping with.....
Intelligence is the only true moral guide...
