Unfortunately in disciplines such as philosophy there are very few real incentives or disincentives, — A Seagull
The problem is that too many people have made an emotional investment in what they believe. — Harry Hindu
Too many people don't integrate their ideas into a consistent whole and end up being inconsistent. — Harry Hindu
For the most part beliefs have more to do with psychology than reason. Even people trained in proper reasoning techniques are not immune to how powerful psychological affects are in terms of what we believe. Our psychology has a powerful effect on how we see the evidence. As most of you know, how we see the facts determine our conclusions. I'm not saying that we can't be objective. I'm saying disagreements are mostly over how we see the evidence or facts, and our psychology has a powerful influence on our ability to see the facts, or not see the facts. — Sam26
I'm not saying that we can't be objective. I'm saying disagreements are mostly over how we see the evidence or facts, and our psychology has a powerful influence on our ability to see the facts, or not see the facts. — Sam26
The problem is that too many people have made an emotional investment in what they believe. They have connected their emotional state with their beliefs. It's not so much that they need to be right to be happy, it's that the belief itself makes them content, or that they are "disposed" towards a particular belief because other beliefs simply put them off and they can't mount a proper argument against it. It's just how they feel about it. — Harry Hindu
For the most part beliefs have more to do with psychology than reason. — Sam26
The act of reasoning, i.e., using logic to come to a conclusion is not a psychological condition. I would say that using a dictionary (if that's where you got this) is not the best way to come to a conclusion on this subject. It's no more a psychological condition than solving a math problem using the rules of mathematics. I agree that a belief, which can be propositional, is something we accept as true, and that these beliefs can be based on reasoning (correct or incorrect reasoning), and can be rational or irrational depending on how we reason, or depending on what led us to the conclusion.Belief (a propositional attitude) and reasoning (a cognitive process) are both psychological conditions. Belief (a proposition accepted as true):
1) Can be rational (based on reasoning), or irrational.
2) Is not fact (verified truth). — Galuchat
The act of reasoning, i.e., using logic to come to a conclusion is not a psychological condition. I would say that using a dictionary (if that's where you got this) is not the best way to come to a conclusion on this subject. — Sam26
Have you ever wondered why it is sometimes so hard to get people to change their mind? Sometimes, it seems that no matter how much evidence you provide for someone against their views, they refuse to acknowledge it. Well, this is due to a cognitive bias that is hardwired into all of us, namely, Confirmation Bias. It is a tendency to filter out information that contradicts our assumptions, and exclusively pay attention to evidence in favor of them. It is truly amazing how this shortcoming in our reasoning affects us on all levels of communication, politics, social media, the news, and more. — rickyk95
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