But my parents and everyone I know are so so so so so so so confident it's true!!! I mean there has to be something more, it can't just be blind faith and wishful thinking can it? If so couldn't people just believe in anything?
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 (March 5, 2014 at 7:39 am)JesusLover1 Wrote: If so couldn't people just believe in anything?That's part of being human. How do you think religion got so popular in the first place?
"Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape- like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered."
-Stephen Jay Gould  (March 5, 2014 at 7:39 am)JesusLover1 Wrote: But my parents and everyone I know are so so so so so so so confident it's true!!! I mean there has to be something more, it can't just be blind faith and wishful thinking can it? If so couldn't people just believe in anything? Welcome to the world. How much evidence would you like that people do indeed just believe in anything?
"Peace is a lie, there is only passion.
Through passion, I gain strength. Through strength, I gain power. Through power, I gain victory. Through victory, my chains are broken." Sith code  (March 5, 2014 at 7:39 am)JesusLover1 Wrote: But my parents and everyone I know are so so so so so so so confident it's true!!! I mean there has to be something more, it can't just be blind faith and wishful thinking can it? If so couldn't people just believe in anything? People do believe in anything: just look at how varied all the different religious denominations and churches are. I can show you videos from a guy who is convinced- and I'm not kidding when I say this- that airplanes are demons wearing holograms. Seriously. Faith is not a pathway to truth, and you've gotta ask yourself just why it is that religions prize faith above reason and evidence; why would they need to do that if they were right?
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee
Want to see more of my writing? Check out my (safe for work!) site, Unprotected Sects!  (March 5, 2014 at 7:39 am)JesusLover1 Wrote: But my parents and everyone I know are so so so so so so so confident it's true!!! I mean there has to be something more, it can't just be blind faith and wishful thinking can it? If so couldn't people just believe in anything? Indeed... people can believe in just anything. That's why you find different religions, not just nowadays, but in the past. Curiously, each of those (in the past) tend to be restricted to a geographical area...  (March 5, 2014 at 7:42 am)Esquilax Wrote:(March 5, 2014 at 7:39 am)JesusLover1 Wrote: But my parents and everyone I know are so so so so so so so confident it's true!!! I mean there has to be something more, it can't just be blind faith and wishful thinking can it? If so couldn't people just believe in anything? It does seem like a cop out, but the thing is so many completely normal, rational, even skeptical people believe it, it's not just folks who will cling onto anything they so desire. (March 5, 2014 at 7:47 am)JesusLover1 Wrote: It does seem like a cop out, but the thing is so many completely normal, rational, even skeptical people believe it, it's not just folks who will cling onto anything they so desire. Two things to bear in mind: one, even the most rational person isn't perfectly rational, and they can be tricked if they're told over and over that an idea is true, even if there's no evidence. And two? Those people are being threatened into believing, too.
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee
Want to see more of my writing? Check out my (safe for work!) site, Unprotected Sects! (March 5, 2014 at 7:49 am)Esquilax Wrote:(March 5, 2014 at 7:47 am)JesusLover1 Wrote: It does seem like a cop out, but the thing is so many completely normal, rational, even skeptical people believe it, it's not just folks who will cling onto anything they so desire. Maybe you're right. (March 5, 2014 at 7:56 am)JesusLover1 Wrote: Maybe you're right. What do you think? Ignore every other person in your life, and focus on only the evidence you've been presented with: what does it say?
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee
Want to see more of my writing? Check out my (safe for work!) site, Unprotected Sects! (March 5, 2014 at 7:57 am)Esquilax Wrote:(March 5, 2014 at 7:56 am)JesusLover1 Wrote: Maybe you're right. I just don't feel like I have the self-confidence to against everyone else on such a big issue. |
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