RE: Irrational beliefs
July 26, 2014 at 7:31 pm
(This post was last modified: July 26, 2014 at 7:32 pm by Simon Moon.)
I have none.
If someone can provide evidence and reasoned argument that any of my beliefs or thoughts are irrational, I will stop having them.
As Matt Dilahunty says, I want to have as many true beliefs and as few false beliefs as possible. To this end, I am opened to being proven wrong about any of my beliefs.
To add, at one time, for about a couple of months, I entertained the truth of 'ancient aliens'. But that quickly passed.
If someone can provide evidence and reasoned argument that any of my beliefs or thoughts are irrational, I will stop having them.
As Matt Dilahunty says, I want to have as many true beliefs and as few false beliefs as possible. To this end, I am opened to being proven wrong about any of my beliefs.
To add, at one time, for about a couple of months, I entertained the truth of 'ancient aliens'. But that quickly passed.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
