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> I've seen the argument: if someone is so clueless about rationality as to be religious, how could they make a good scientist? And the "answer" is: nevertheles
by gnaritas 15y ago
> I've seen the argument: if someone is so clueless about rationality as to be religious, how could they make a good scientist? And the "answer" is: nevertheless, there exist religious people who do good science.
And there exists Catholic priests who are pedophiles, that doesn't make Catholicism and pedophilia compatible. Nor are science and religion compatible. Those people just have an ability to tolerate or ignore their own cognitive dissonance because their religious beliefs are so strong.
- philh 15y ago> Those people just have an ability to tolerate or ignore their own cognitive dissonance because their religious beliefs are so strong. In other words, one possible answer to the original question is "cognitive dissonance". The point is that it doesn't matter what the answer is; there clearly is an answer.
- burgerbrain 15y ago"one possible answer to the original question is "cognitive dissonance"" Certainly. And to quote myself: "If that is the case, then the organization is ill. Best to stay away from it, in case it happens to be contagious."