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Author Topic:   Pascal's Wager - Any Way to Live a Life
jar
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Message 78 of 126 (438460)
12-04-2007 7:24 PM
Reply to: Message 77 by rstrats
12-04-2007 7:11 PM


on belief
What is it that you do that would allow you to say, “OK, at this moment I have a lack of belief that ”x’ exists or is true, but I CHOOSE to believe that ”x’ exists or is true and now instantly at this new moment I do believe that ”x’ exists or is true?
It is a spectrum. On one end is I do not believe, on the other is I do believe, but between those two extremes is a whole series of steps with variations of levels of belief or disbelief. All of those steps are the result of examining something you consider as evidence and either accepting or rejecting it. Each acceptance or rejection is a choice.
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jar
Member (Idle past 419 days)
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From: Texas!!
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Message 81 of 126 (438469)
12-04-2007 8:11 PM
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12-04-2007 7:59 PM


Re: on belief
You can’t have different levels of belief. Either you believe something or you don’t.
Maybe YOU can't and if so, I pity you.
If beliefs can be obtained by simply CHOOSING to have them, then evidence is not necessary - - prudent in some cases, perhaps, but not necessary.
I'm sure that is true.

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jar
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Message 85 of 126 (438490)
12-04-2007 9:39 PM
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12-04-2007 7:59 PM


Deja Vu all over again?
You remember we went over this once before in Choosing to believe and not a lot has changed since then.

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