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  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    ↪Banno
    Better reason for what?
  • What are you listening to right now?
    ↪Sir2u
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    The best reason there is. — Banno
    :chin:
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    .
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    If you believe, you’ve already justified. Of course it’s authoritarian; you’re it. — Mww
    When are you not justified then?
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    ↪baker
    :100:
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    Why limit yourself with reason. Transcend reason. Be a force of nature — Wittgenstein
    I don't want to.
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    Justification is needed when time comes to use knowledge as the basis for action. Actions have risks, consequences. I can't make a reasoned decision about the possible outcome of an action unless I understand the factual basis of my understanding, the uncertainties associated with it, and the justification for it. — T Clark
    That makes sense.
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    ↪Banno

    Don't be so hard on him!

    Give him a chance to explain what "normative" means...
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    ↪Banno

    Me: "Why do I have to mop the floor?"

    Parent: "Because I said so!"
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    Me.

    But you don't have to believe me.
    — Banno
    Pretty compelling.
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    Look them up if you don't believe me. — Bartricks
    Where should I look them up?
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    For a belief to be justified is for there to be a normative reason to believe it. — Bartricks
    For a belief to be justified there needs to be a compelling reason to believe it.

    That's a conceptual truth — Bartricks
    :chin:

    That's all I have time for right now. :cool:
  • What are you listening to right now?
    https://youtu.be/4N1iwQxiHrs
  • The world is the totality of facts, not of things.
    “I want you to realize that when I speak of a fact I do not mean a particular
    existing thing, such as Socrates or the rain or the sun. Socrates himself does not
    render any statement true or false. What I call a fact is the sort of thing that
    is expressed by a whole sentence, not by a single name like ‘Socrates.’ . . .We
    express a fact, for example, when we say that a certain thing has a certain
    property, or that it has a certain relation to another thing; but the thing which
    has the property or the relation is not what I call a ‘fact.”’ Citation

    If the essence of the first proposition of the Tractatus is of relations between objects, further describable (which already is a contested issue) as facts, then what does Russell mean by these relations?
    — Shawn
    B1: Who's said this?

    B2: Who's the author of the Tractatus?

    B3: Do you mean Bertrand Russel?
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    ↪Pfhorrest

    Thanks, I will read it. :up:
  • Deep Songs
  • What are you listening to right now?
  • What are you listening to right now?
    https://youtu.be/2EwViQxSJJQ
  • What are you listening to right now?
    https://youtu.be/1lWJXDG2i0A
  • The Educational Philosophy Thread
    ↪Athena
    Organized religion.
  • The Educational Philosophy Thread
    ↪Athena
    libraries.
  • The Educational Philosophy Thread
    ↪Athena
    capitalism.
  • The Educational Philosophy Thread


    Intellectuals.
  • The Educational Philosophy Thread
    Corporations! @Athena
  • The Educational Philosophy Thread
    ↪Athena
    Military Industrial Complex
  • The Educational Philosophy Thread
    ...
  • The Educational Philosophy Thread
    Who makes the decision of it what someone thinks is worth saving for centuries? — Athena
    Men? :chin:
  • The Educational Philosophy Thread
    https://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/people/marianne-talbot

    Philosophy for beginners.
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    Who decides what is justified and what is not? What standard do we have to judge whether a believe is justified? — Wheatley
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    could you tell me what you mean exactly by making the distinction between “belief” and “personal belief” — DingoJones
    No, because you're the one whos making that distinction, not me.

    I'm making a distinction between contention/opinion (which has formal connotations) and belief (which has personal connotations).
  • Why do my beliefs need to be justified?
    You only have to justify your beliefs if you want them to be taken seriously. If they cannot be justified you can’t be surprised when they are dismissed by others. — DingoJones
    It seems like you're conflating contentions with beliefs. Beliefs are personal.
  • The fact-hood of certain entities like "Santa" and "Pegasus"?
    usual meaning — bongo fury
    :chin:
  • Time is an illusion so searching for proof is futile
    There’s no set of arguments that can establish that time is an illusion. Data is required.
  • Survey of philosophers
    Do you know whether or not you're a brain-in-a-vat being fed fake experiences by computers? — Soumadeep Ghosh
    Who's asking?
  • The fact-hood of certain entities like "Santa" and "Pegasus"?
    It's all about word economy. Normally humans don't use extra words. Two words will suffice: 'real' and 'exists';

    Santa and Pagasus exist, in the sense that we refer to them.

    Santa and Pagasus are all mythical, so they aren't real.
  • Does systemic racism exist in the US?
    My two cents: The ACLU are the one's who adress systemic racism. I suggest you affiliate with ACLU if you truly care about racism. otherwise, youre just complaining.
  • What are you listening to right now?
  • What are you listening to right now?
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