Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.)

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Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.)

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RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.)

May 9, 2015 at 11:37 am

(May 9, 2015 at 10:24 am)ChadWooters Wrote: I do not see this as an either/or between irrational faith and rational disbelieving. I also see rational faith and irrational disbelief.

I think that is Moyers' point in the bit I clipped. One can hold their faith both rationally and reasonably. In its best forms it needn't over simplify anything about the world in general or what science can reveal of it. Meanwhile, disbelief resulting from reflexive (but actually selective) skepticism can be unreasonable.

For theists, the danger is literalism and an over reliance on unquestioned doctrine. For atheists, over simplification and unquestioned assumptions are a pitfall. For either one, a hostility toward other points of view and an unwillingness to understand those from the perspective of the person that holds them is a flaw.

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Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Whateverist - May 9, 2015 at 12:17 am

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Thumpalumpacus - May 9, 2015 at 3:17 am

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by robvalue - May 9, 2015 at 4:37 am

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Whateverist - May 9, 2015 at 9:03 am

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Thumpalumpacus - May 9, 2015 at 11:31 am

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Angrboda - May 9, 2015 at 11:44 am

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Whateverist - May 9, 2015 at 12:03 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Thumpalumpacus - May 9, 2015 at 12:20 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by abaris - May 9, 2015 at 12:26 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Thumpalumpacus - May 9, 2015 at 10:58 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by robvalue - May 9, 2015 at 9:38 am

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by abaris - May 9, 2015 at 9:51 am

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Neo-Scholastic - May 9, 2015 at 10:24 am

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Whateverist - May 9, 2015 at 11:37 am

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Jenny A - May 9, 2015 at 11:28 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Whateverist - May 9, 2015 at 12:29 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by robvalue - May 9, 2015 at 10:41 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Exian - May 10, 2015 at 12:31 am

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Pyrrho - May 10, 2015 at 1:53 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by robvalue - May 10, 2015 at 2:01 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Whateverist - May 10, 2015 at 4:40 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Angrboda - May 10, 2015 at 4:54 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Whateverist - May 10, 2015 at 5:21 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by The Grand Nudger - May 10, 2015 at 5:28 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by Whateverist - May 10, 2015 at 7:44 pm

RE: Are all forms of religious faith indicative of insanity? (My counter example.) - by The Grand Nudger - May 10, 2015 at 8:32 pm

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