RE: Who's the most prominent Christian on this forum?
August 29, 2012 at 8:15 pm
(This post was last modified: August 29, 2012 at 8:16 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(August 29, 2012 at 8:13 pm)CliveStaples Wrote: I don't think it makes much sense to tell someone they should reject a true belief because the belief is unjustified.
Sure, he shouldn't believe that there are giant invisible penguins that crap stars--but that's because such a belief would be false.
Suppose that the overwhelming majority of evidence available to X indicates that some claim C is true--but that, in fact, C is false. Doesn't it seem contrary to reason to urge X to believe C?
Without justification what can be said about it's measure of truth Clive? Right....nada.
BTW, demonstrate that this penguin belief is false without reference to any justification, if you please.
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