Note: An argument against the impossibility of the situation is redundant as the point is to come to some semblance of an understanding of views that seem utterly beyond our personal perspectives. — I like sushi
I never mentioned any ‘god’ on purpose. — I like sushi
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↪Frank Apisa I don’t see how that follows. — I like sushi
I think your hypothetical example shows something more human - the ongoing divide between the conservative and the adaptable: those that resist change and cling to older concepts that used to satisfy general opinion and those that adapt quickly to the latest rational explanation. — Benj96
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↪Frank Apisa
NICE!
That reminds me of this thought experiment:
Imagine someone coming to you declaring or proclaiming " I saw God yesterday and he said... ." How would or should, one react? Would the general inclination be that of disbelief or something else... .
Through logic, how should one go about justifying such an experience (?). — 3017amen
If prayer instead of medicine worked for sickness and injury, then the scientific method (followed properly) would adopt prayer as the scientific facts instead of medicine. — DingoJones
Note: An argument against the impossibility of the situation is redundant as the point is to come to some semblance of an understanding of views that seem utterly beyond our personal perspectives. — I like sushi
It wouldn’t. That isn’t scientific. — I like sushi
Besides the POINT of this is to try an appreciate what the world looks/feels like to those who we may consider blinkered/delusional/naive. — I like sushi
↪Frank Apisa If you don’t like thought experiments that bend reality fair enough. If you don’t get see that it is meant as a means of creating a bridge from zealotry to more considerate thought fair enough again.
Note: this isn’t actually about god, religion or science - that’s merely the vehicle for putting yourself ‘In Another’s Shoes’. — I like sushi
Sure, I'm just pointing out the incoherency in your thought experiment. (You asked to hear about flaws). — DingoJones
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