(August 17, 2014 at 12:36 pm)Blackout Wrote: The example of astrology, most people believe in astrology, some even take it seriously, but I don't consider it to be a harmful belief, just silly.Taken to extremes it can be dangerous. The 2012 Mayan prophesy stuff was based on astrology remember.
At another level believers can spend fortunes calling astrology hotlines and getting personal horoscopes made.
Then we can throw in paranoia which acts to bring up all the little flaws in the belief system into stark relief.
Indeed applying paranoia should highlight the problems in any irrational belief system.
Quote:I don't understand why you'd come to a discussion forum, and then proceed to reap from visibility any voice that disagrees with you. If you're going to do that, why not just sit in front of a mirror and pat yourself on the back continuously?-Esquilax
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