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Perhaps you should doubt the rationality of your own views, now that you've realized you don't have any arguments for them. I can give arguments for almost all
by ikeboy 11y ago
Perhaps you should doubt the rationality of your own views, now that you've realized you don't have any arguments for them. I can give arguments for almost all of my beliefs, except for perhaps very basic ones (things like "I exist", and even those, I generally can give reasons why, just not full arguments). If you realize you have no arguments, you should ask yourself why you believe something and see if you get any answers.
Which part of my comments suggested to you that I'm not willing to hear out other views?
I've tried to lay out my arguments at length. Are there any premises I assume that you disagree with, or are there steps I take that are logically unjustified?
And specifically, why is my claim irrational? It's mostly a moral claim, so to be irrational it must conflict with other moral claims I hold, right?
(Also, it's a bit weird that you seem to have a dichotomy between "rational" and "irrational" people; nobody is perfectly rational, and classifying specific arguments as rational/irrational is often more useful. Especially when it leads you to refuse to argue for a position on the dubious grounds that they aren't interested in hearing it.
And perhaps reflect on the fact that by writing off a differing position as irrational without bothering to rebut it, you're creating the bubble you accuse me of being in.