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Why do we doubt?

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Why do we doubt?
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Why do we doubt?
December 14, 2016 at 4:25 pm
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RE: Why do we doubt?
December 14, 2016 at 4:40 pm
Don't stop believing, hold on to that feeling. - Journey 4:32
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
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RE: Why do we doubt?
December 20, 2016 at 5:29 am
I would love to respond to this as a non-devout christian, however, these topics always spiral into ad hominem. Why not just strap a theist to a chair and hit him with some words of wisdom on a megaphone

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RE: Why do we doubt?
December 20, 2016 at 5:42 am (This post was last modified: December 20, 2016 at 5:45 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
Quote:I would love to respond to this as a non-devout christian, however, these topics always spiral into ad hominem. Why not just strap a theist to a chair and hit him with some words of wisdom on a megaphone

First off, ad hominem isn't always a fallacy. 'I disagree with your point because you're a douchenozzle' is perfectly appropriate if the person to whom you're responding is, in fact, a douchenozzle.

Secondly, tying theists to chair and berating them has been tried. It was called 'The Inquisition'.

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RE: Why do we doubt?
December 20, 2016 at 5:47 am
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The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition

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RE: Why do we doubt?
December 20, 2016 at 5:51 am (This post was last modified: December 20, 2016 at 5:55 am by Edwardo Piet.)
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RE: Why do we doubt?
December 20, 2016 at 5:56 am (This post was last modified: December 20, 2016 at 6:02 am by Tangra.)
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RE: Why do we doubt?
December 20, 2016 at 6:36 am
I didn't say the average person was rational. Read it again.
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RE: Why do we doubt?
December 20, 2016 at 6:50 am
Cats doubt. Racoons doubt. Deer doubt. We like to refer to animals doubting as wariness. Doubt is inate. Faith goes against nature.
God thinks it's fun to confuse primates. Larsen's God!






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RE: Why do we doubt?
December 20, 2016 at 6:54 am
Belief without evidence is natural. Jumping to conclusions based on mere primpitive outdated caveman pattern recognition is natural.

It's natural for us to be irrational enough to believe in bullshit religion. Yes the religions themselves are not natural but the irrationality to believe in them is.

Doubt is natural too but doubt is more effortful. We have to have a reason to doubt something but jumping to conclusions and using our primitive pattern recognition is automatic.

Besides, the article I linked notes that neuroscience supports this view.
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