Originally posted by carpedm9587
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Or it is examining a belief to determine why I hold it and being able to articulate it to oneself - or abandoning if it if I can't. That is my process. That you doubt that is not my problem - it's yours. I truly do not care if you think I am rationalizing or actually thinking rationally. I know I am reasoning from premises to conclusion. Some of those were new ideas as an adult. Some of those where vestiges of childhood I needed to examine. Indeed, at 60 years old, I still sometimes encounter a belief/idea I hold that gets challenged by someone and I find I have never really put that belief through the test of reason. When I do - some get let go (like "god exists") and others get retained (like "random killing is immoral").
Whether or not you believe me about the process is largely irrelevant.
Whether or not you believe me about the process is largely irrelevant.
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