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Message 37 of 61 (784805)
05-23-2016 4:03 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Percy
05-16-2016 2:34 PM

How To Test For God
I can readily understand confirmation bias, and I added a comment at this article as well.
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What i dont as easily see is the ability to apply any facts to the existence (or nah) of God.
Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
"A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
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Message 60 of 61 (826182)
12-24-2017 3:19 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Percy
05-16-2016 2:34 PM

REMIX: Facts Schmacks
Being bored as I often am, I read this article in the Boston Globe that you mentioned at the start of this topic. How Facts Backfire Among some of the highlights of this four page article?
  • In reality, we often base our opinions on our beliefs, which can have an uneasy relationship with facts. And rather than facts driving beliefs, our beliefs can dictate the facts we chose to accept. They can cause us to twist facts so they fit better with our preconceived notions. Worst of all, they can lead us to uncritically accept bad information just because it reinforces our beliefs. This reinforcement makes us more confident we’re right, and even less likely to listen to any new information.
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  • This effect is only heightened by the information glut, which offers alongside an unprecedented amount of good information endless rumors, misinformation, and questionable variations on the truth. In other words, it’s never been easier for people to be wrong, and at the same time feel more certain that they’re right.
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    One researcher calls it the I Know I'm Right syndrome.
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    Percy writes:
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    There is an indisputable foundation of facts that are universally accepted because those who don't accept them don't survive, like gravity and needing to eat and things like that, but beyond that foundation far more than we're willing to admit is just evidence-based rationalizations of what we want to believe anyway. And the "evidence-based" part is just for the small subset of the population that understands how to consider evidence. Everyone else is just freewheeling it.
    Who wants to find evidence if it makes one uncomfortable?
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    I don't know that I'm right, but I wish i were!
    Chance as a real force is a myth. It has no basis in reality and no place in scientific inquiry. For science and philosophy to continue to advance in knowledge, chance must be demythologized once and for all. —RC Sproul
    "A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." —Mark Twain "
    ~"If that's not sufficient for you go soak your head."~Faith
    Paul was probably SO soaked in prayer nobody else has ever equaled him.~Faith
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