(December 3, 2013 at 1:44 am)whateverist Wrote: Seems to me that atheists might try answering the same question: do we think we're immune to being deceived? I'd like to think we'd answer yes, we are capable of that. But I'm not so sure what percentage of us would admit it. Obviously if we're deceived, we're not aware of it. I'm sure we would beat the percentage the theists on this site would put up. But I'm pleased that the number of them who answered yes would not be zero.
Decieved? Of course! However, I take comfort in the value I've placed on revising my belief in the event that evidence is raised that points to it being supported by a deception. I hold beliefs in a number of different degrees of certainty, none of which are immune to revision.
With regards to God specifically, it is perfectly clear that there are cognitive obstacles that prevent one from revising their belief. Coincidentally, this is true for most subjective trues. There seems to be no checks and balances in place that improve the reliability of their belief, and reliability doesn't really apply to the subjective, does it? Aren't we all the determining factor of what is subjectively true?
Is there a difference between recognizing that one has misconstrued reality, and one that is ignoring reality all together?
