But the whole point of religion is having faith that one knows the will of God and is protected by this God as long as one does not do something that needs to be punished. Reason has nothing to do with it. — Athena
Daniel Kahneman's explanation of fast and slow thinking is essential here. If what we believe is true is not the result of slow thinking, it has a high chance of being a false belief. — Athena
Looks like he may have known how to effectively use religion. No wonder he was successful. — praxis
And Maoist China. — Apollodorus
Everything exists in relation to other things, though. — Olivier5
if every belief has to be arrived at via reasoned reflection, then we will be on an infinite regress. — Bartricks
what one can know by faith one can, in principle, uncover by reason too. — Bartricks
But the idea that faith is 'required' for religion is absurd. For what one can know by faith one can, in principle, uncover by reason too. — Bartricks
if every belief has to be arrived at via reasoned reflection, then we will be on an infinite regress. — Bartricks
But although to believe something on faith is not to have reasoned to it — Bartricks
For what one can know by faith one can, in principle, uncover by reason too. — Bartricks
but I am talking about faith in the strict religious sense. And in that light, you don't have a clue my little puss-puss. — Merkwurdichliebe
If there are no absolutes in existence, then that statement is correct. — Merkwurdichliebe
The Euthyphro problem. — creativesoul
What is forgotten is that the Greek gods were quite capable of disagreement, and that is the problem. That something should be pious because it is beloved of (a single omniscient) God and beloved of God because it is pious presents no contradiction, inconsistency or paradox. — Janus
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