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RFCalifornia

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8. Are humans rational is the question I have to ask

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Fri Oct 8, 2021, 04:02 PM

Oct 2021

Someone mentioned "The Life of Pi" earlier and the takeaway from that movie is that people would rather believe the fantasy than the reality

The reality: the universe is indifferent, most of space is toxic to humans, Earth is the only place we know life exists, there is no one watching out for us, we aren't even watching out for us and we can't even trust our own observations sometimes. Bias is always there, no matter how much we try to eliminate it

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Is Faith Rational? - Atheist Experience [View all] ItsjustMe May 2021 OP

It's kind of odd since I started my message board "career" on atheist boards. -misanthroptimist May 2021 #1

I'm curious Random Boomer May 2021 #2

For me... -misanthroptimist May 2021 #4

I'm in the same place. Duppers May 2021 #5

Martin Luther said that Reason is the enemy of faith. comradebillyboy May 2021 #3

Well what would you expect from an anti-Semitic priest who tried to launch a coup to be pope? nt RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #9

Faith is rational economically. Midnight Writer May 2021 #6

For some yes, Eko May 2021 #7

Are humans rational is the question I have to ask RFCalifornia Oct 2021 #8