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1552082 No.1552082 [Reply] [Original]

If you'll never know, why not believe?

>> No.1552085

In time travel? Doctor Who? Aliens? Attractive British? Police competence?

>> No.1552087

i'll never know if theres a flying spaghetti monster inside of alpha centauri.

by your logic, i should believe there is.

>> No.1552088

>>1552085
If glenn beck raped a girl in 1990

>> No.1552109

>>1552085
In anything.
>>1552087
I'm not saying you should believe it. I'm saying if it makes you happy and gives you meaning, believe whatever.

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1552137

>>1552109
What if it makes me happy if I go on a killing spree! It gives my life meaning to be the best cold blooded killer in the world.

Say, I believe in a GOD that wants me to find you and murder you!

So by your logic, this is ok?
Or by chance are you a 12 year old girl? or engineer? who really hasnt thought too deeply about shit!

GTFO FAGGOT!

>> No.1552165

>>1552137
THIS IS NOT WHAT I MEAN.
I mean there's nothing wrong with believing in things as long as you don't hurt anyone.
Also, anthropologist. Not engineer.

>> No.1552212

In my eyes and the eyes of others, it undermines all of my other beliefs to hold things to be true without sufficient evidence.

If someone believes one thing knowing they haven't sufficient evidence, there's no longer much reason to think they might not believe something else without sufficient evidence.

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>>1552165
But most false beliefs cause some sort of "hurt" or "negative" effect on others. At least when it comes to western beliefs!

>> No.1552244

>>1552235
How does believing and hoping that there is a renegade Time Lord out there who will someday rescue me hurt anyone?

>> No.1552251

I either believe something or I don't. I am UNABLE to consciously choose which. I could pretend. I could fake it. That's not belief, though.

>> No.1552255

>>1552244
Presumably it'd make you more willing to take risks.

If it wouldn't, then you don't actually believe that, you just believe you do.
http://lesswrong.com/lw/i4/belief_in_belief/

>> No.1552274

>>1552255
>implying he would know when i need help
By "rescue me" I don't mean from danger, I mean from living a normal life.