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In that case, I wonder if religion counts as a lie. Lots of religious people either truly believe, or have done a great job of tricking themselves into thinking
by dr__zeuss 18y ago
In that case, I wonder if religion counts as a lie. Lots of religious people either truly believe, or have done a great job of tricking themselves into thinking they believe.
- maxwell 18y agoAnd the alternative: those who've tricked themselves into "not believing," but're still in the same reality tunnel, with the wall furnishings taken down but the same core dogma.
- stevecooperorg 18y agoMuch religious belief has a special protected status, though -- you aren't supposed to ask bare questions about the truth value of religious statements, or tell the truth when talking to someone else's kids; Little jimmy: "doing that makes the baby jesus cry" Adult: "Don't worry, Jimmy. Jesus is dead."
- victorpanlilio 18y agoRead http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lemaître http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Lemaître http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Jaki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Jaki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lonergan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Lonergan and you might understand more about "lies"
- stevecooperorg 18y agoI read them. What did you want me to see?