tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940841.post109798680885364049..comments2024-02-02T07:41:55.155-05:00Comments on The Headpiece for the Staff of Ra: Just give me ONE reasonMosBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14396378353702882073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940841.post-1098029830455340862004-10-17T12:17:00.000-04:002004-10-17T12:17:00.000-04:00That last comment shouldn't've been anonymous -- I...That last comment shouldn't've been anonymous -- I wrote it, just forgot to check the radio button.Noumenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442204504120141558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940841.post-1098029694870447822004-10-17T12:14:00.000-04:002004-10-17T12:14:00.000-04:00But these aren't unintelligent people, or people w...But these aren't unintelligent people, or people who blindly go along with the first thing someone in authority tells them. <br /><br />Many atheists like to attack the critical reasoning abilities of the devoutly religious -- `the facts supporting the existence of a god just aren't there, so we withold belief, and you're being illogical if you do believe'. But I've come to see, over the past year or so, that the sincerest form of religious belief isn't grounded in evidence of an empirical sort, or purely rational justification, but in the appeal faith has as a way of structuring one's Weltanschauung [loosely, world view]. In this sense I believe there is a possibility for justifying religious faith (and, personally, I think <EM>this</EM> justification also fails). And calling your devoutly Christian friend an idiot in slightly nicer language isn't going to lead to mutual respect and a pursuit of understanding. <br /><br />I'd like to apply this same charitable approach to everday supporters of Bush, and movement conservatism in general. Admittedly, my goal is to undermine that support. But at the very least I just want to try to understand the point of view of my friends, and for that I first need an idea of the appeal -- what does believing in Bush, so to speak, do for these people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6940841.post-1098007736145771722004-10-17T06:08:00.000-04:002004-10-17T06:08:00.000-04:00I've spent a considerable amount of time pondering...I've spent a considerable amount of time pondering the same question.<br /><br />The conclusion that I've drawn is that the people who fall into those categories just don't reason like we do. Let me explain that this does not mean that they are incapable of reason. Just our kind. <br /><br />Or explained in another way: we're all cynics. Sounds bad, but it is a key component in the abilty to reject the first answer you're given. And not many people are able to do that these days.LameAimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06388301152415149555noreply@blogger.com