(June 5, 2009 at 4:54 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: I think a delusional belief is irrational. Because delusions are irrational. But what's rational and non-rational can be subjective I guess. If for example, you think that someone is better off with a comforting delusion than not, then for their own health perhaps it's more rational they keep the delusional since it would be irrational for them to not if that would just be self-sabotage because they can't live without their comforting delusion, their faith-based belief.
Pro-science, and particularly pro-evolution is a big start! Certainly!
Fine but there is nothing specifically delusional about believing there is a god ... once you step over the line and claim it's true, adopt a specific religionist viewpoint or shape your life on the basis of that belief it's different but just believing is nothing more than any other belief any of us would hold for personal reasons. That I believe there is other life in the universe is no different than believing in a god in principle ... neither view can be proven (although I happen to think the evidence supporting the possibility of other life is stronger).
Kyu
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