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Author Topic:   This belief thing
New Cat's Eye
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Message 11 of 162 (782581)
04-26-2016 9:49 AM
Reply to: Message 1 by Tangle
04-26-2016 12:13 AM


you have to come to the conclusion that we just made it all up and people will believe just about anything at all if it's taught them young enough and the promises that the belief systems give them are attractive enough - and/or the penalties for disbelief unattractive enough.
You failed to consider that people can enjoy performing these rituals and they can enrich their lives.

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New Cat's Eye
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Message 54 of 162 (782739)
04-28-2016 10:03 AM
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04-28-2016 7:22 AM


I didn't fail to consider it, I just didn't mention it as it's not the point I was making.
Confirmation Bias on purpose?
People enjoy dancing and music, art and fishing etc etc and they too enrich lives but they're not belief systems. Belief systems are far bigger than mere entertainments, they're supposed to be...
Regardless of what they are supposed to be, many people go along with belief systems for reasons that don't have anything to do with what they are supposed to be. Many people go through the motions without any conviction or belief at all. Many people are just lying about it.
The joke though is that they're all complete fabrications.
Yeah, but some of the people that you are joking about are in on the joke.
It makes you look silly to ignore them.

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New Cat's Eye
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Message 56 of 162 (782741)
04-28-2016 10:47 AM
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04-28-2016 10:26 AM


But what is your point?
Taking a superficial glance at peoples' behaviors and laughing about how they'll believe anything misses out on the more interesting underlying reasons for why they behave like they do.

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