Every single human thought is guided by the acceptance that the reality we perceive is real and that our sense are not lying to us. Therefore everything is just a belief. Therefore, can we stop trying to morally equate things on the basis that they need to be believed. Of course they do. Anything you accept as true is something you believe so why does the fact that belief is necessary negate the overall truth value of anything?
Why do people think that because something is a belief it must be comepletly equatable with anything else that is a belief.
2006-11-07 01:44:02 · 4 answers · asked by abcdefghijk 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Adam T: A) I wasn't looking for a challenge, how can I be defeated
B) I disagree with you, but no one is addressing the point of my question anyway.
2006-11-07 02:18:46 · update #1
This is true. I believe my car is parked outside, since that's where I last left it and it's ugly, so nobody would want to steal it. I suppose someone could have stolen it. But I believe otherwise.
I believe the chair I'm sitting on right now is supporting me. I believe this because it had done so repeatedly with no signs of stopping. It's pretty well shown, not only through the chair's performance record and the laws of physics, that it's unlikely the chair would stop supporting me anytime soon. This is good enough for me to believe it.
And if anyone thinks this is silly, remember there are many things we call proven facts which people refuse to believe.
2006-11-07 01:48:00 · answer #1 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When a belief is supported by enough observed fact, and is generally accepted by the scientific community as a theory, or law, etc it is safe to assume it to be true. I believe in gravity, but then again I may be floating in space because I jumped into the air. But I am going to assume I am still on earth. Your statement sounds fine as it is just a play on logic, but is in fact not logical. This argument has been presented before, and has since been defeated.
edit: there is no challenge, as your statement ( "question") has been made before, and was found to be wrong.
2006-11-07 10:01:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The important thing is when belief crosses over into knowledge, having said that most knowledge is contingent other than the that of logical proofs.
2006-11-07 09:46:42 · answer #3 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we believe it matters. I'll bet Morpheous could answer your questions much better.
The matrix wants you Neo!
2006-11-07 09:47:55 · answer #4 · answered by Angel Baby 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋