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It's time
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RE: It's time
(May 12, 2023 at 3:29 pm)Angrboda Wrote:
(May 12, 2023 at 3:08 pm)The End of Atheism Wrote: I get your point. All I'm saying is that people are naturally inclined to believe in a caring being. It shouldn't be difficult for an atheist to "nourish" this inclination.

People are naturally inclined to believe many things, e.g. cognitive biases, which don't reflect reality.  What people are naturally inclined to do tells us nothing about its truth content.

I don't disagree with that, even though the entire concept of truth becomes increasingly unclear once you refuse to "respond" to any inclination or bias. Cognitive biases are there for a reason: the brain has limited energy, and so has to rely on simplistic rules of thumb to make decisions. In my view, one has to consider each situation in its own right, it's not enough to discredit an assertion or a belief simply because they're the result of cognitive bias (maybe that would be a genetic fallacy, but not sure).

Cognitive biases are there to help us save some energy, but not always to mislead us.
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It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 2, 2023 at 2:12 pm
RE: It's time - by Jackalope - May 2, 2023 at 2:25 pm
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 2, 2023 at 2:25 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 2, 2023 at 2:39 pm
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 2, 2023 at 2:48 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 2, 2023 at 2:52 pm
RE: It's time - by Jackalope - May 2, 2023 at 3:55 pm
RE: It's time - by Gawdzilla Sama - May 3, 2023 at 7:32 pm
RE: It's time - by purplepurpose - May 2, 2023 at 2:31 pm
RE: It's time - by Nay_Sayer - May 2, 2023 at 7:44 pm
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 2, 2023 at 3:22 pm
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 2, 2023 at 3:55 pm
RE: It's time - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 2, 2023 at 3:58 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 2, 2023 at 6:08 pm
RE: It's time - by The Valkyrie - May 2, 2023 at 6:12 pm
RE: It's time - by Gwaithmir - May 3, 2023 at 8:37 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 2, 2023 at 6:11 pm
RE: It's time - by Rev. Rye - May 2, 2023 at 7:50 pm
RE: It's time - by Peebothuhlu - May 3, 2023 at 12:00 am
RE: It's time - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 3, 2023 at 5:30 am
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 3, 2023 at 5:52 am
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 3, 2023 at 6:11 am
RE: It's time - by no one - May 3, 2023 at 6:37 am
RE: It's time - by h4ym4n - May 3, 2023 at 6:45 am
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 3, 2023 at 7:09 am
RE: It's time - by h4ym4n - May 3, 2023 at 8:36 am
RE: It's time - by Mister Agenda - May 3, 2023 at 9:30 am
RE: It's time - by brewer - May 3, 2023 at 2:58 pm
RE: It's time - by Gawdzilla Sama - May 3, 2023 at 8:39 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 9:55 am
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 6, 2023 at 10:09 am
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 10:10 am
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 6, 2023 at 10:13 am
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 10:17 am
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 6, 2023 at 10:24 am
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 10:33 am
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 6, 2023 at 10:35 am
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 6, 2023 at 11:21 am
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 12:26 pm
RE: It's time - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 6, 2023 at 12:47 pm
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 6, 2023 at 10:27 am
RE: It's time - by Foxaèr - May 6, 2023 at 10:18 am
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 6, 2023 at 10:43 am
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 11:17 am
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 6, 2023 at 11:26 am
RE: It's time - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 6, 2023 at 12:19 pm
RE: It's time - by Thumpalumpacus - May 6, 2023 at 3:05 pm
RE: It's time - by The Valkyrie - May 6, 2023 at 3:12 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 6, 2023 at 4:01 pm
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 6, 2023 at 4:32 pm
RE: It's time - by The Valkyrie - May 6, 2023 at 6:47 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 6, 2023 at 6:47 pm
RE: It's time - by The Valkyrie - May 6, 2023 at 6:50 pm
RE: It's time - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 8, 2023 at 12:01 pm
RE: It's time - by A. Secular Human - May 8, 2023 at 8:25 pm
RE: It's time - by Ravenshire - May 9, 2023 at 8:37 am
RE: It's time - by Kingpin - May 12, 2023 at 12:50 pm
RE: It's time - by Simon Moon - May 12, 2023 at 1:28 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 2:47 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 3:02 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 3:08 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 12, 2023 at 3:29 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 3:39 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 12, 2023 at 3:42 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 3:47 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 12, 2023 at 4:37 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 3:30 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 3:41 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 3:55 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 4:14 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 4:34 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 4:37 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 4:42 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 12, 2023 at 4:43 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 4:49 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 5:48 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 6:05 pm
RE: It's time - by emjay - May 12, 2023 at 6:20 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 6:32 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 2:43 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 3:04 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 3:10 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 3:39 pm
RE: It's time - by zebo-the-fat - May 12, 2023 at 4:41 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 4:44 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 4:48 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 4:50 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 4:53 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 5:00 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 4:52 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 5:02 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 5:06 pm
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 12, 2023 at 5:39 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 5:52 pm
RE: It's time - by arewethereyet - May 12, 2023 at 5:58 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 6:06 pm
RE: It's time - by A. Secular Human - May 17, 2023 at 6:21 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 5:17 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 5:37 pm
RE: It's time - by The End of Atheism - May 12, 2023 at 5:49 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 5:40 pm
RE: It's time - by The Architect Of Fate - May 12, 2023 at 6:10 pm
RE: It's time - by Angrboda - May 12, 2023 at 6:12 pm
RE: It's time - by The Grand Nudger - May 12, 2023 at 7:01 pm
RE: It's time - by Gawdzilla Sama - May 12, 2023 at 7:38 pm

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