RE: Has atheism made you different?
April 22, 2013 at 6:58 pm
(This post was last modified: April 22, 2013 at 7:00 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(April 22, 2013 at 6:51 pm)Dawud Wrote: Most Western philosophers hold that people believe their knowledge (as with the common person)I think that belief is not required when there is knowledge to be had. I don't even have to -believe- that I have knowledge, IOW, I'm open to being wrong - it never raises to the level of belief. If you ask me how I know the golden gate exists - I'll tell you that it can be quantified - and further that I and many others have driven over it. The first bit being infinitely more useful than the second bit.
But you don't feel that you believe your knowledge Rhythm.
Quote:You think that belief is about uncertain things?I think that belief is superfluous in the presence of knowledge.
This whole schtick smacks of the oft chirped "it's all beliefs anyway" line of bullshit - again, manufactured parity. Save yourself the time Dawud - there's no traction here with me.
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