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3: This quote was aimed at the pagans who believed in many gods
You believe in what you believe and that is all that I have to know.
Quote from: Salik Imran on 07/11/2020 17:09:05 You believe in what you believe and that is all that I have to know.I have no beliefs. Belief is unbecoming to an intelligent being.
(Just to let you know, not a single drop of blood was ahead due to that verse and the threat aimed at the pagans).
Quote from: alancalverd on 07/11/2020 17:18:23Quote from: Salik Imran on 07/11/2020 17:09:05 You believe in what you believe and that is all that I have to know.I have no beliefs. Belief is unbecoming to an intelligent being.I was talking to BC and I was talking about RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. Happy?
If you cut someone's leg off you may, or may not be committing a crime- depending on "intent".The law is good at that .
The fact remains that belief is unbecoming to an intelligent being.
Belief is acceptance of a hypothesis in the absence of evidence. Why would anyone with a brain do that?
Belief is acceptance of a hypothesis in the absence of evidence.
Belief = acceptance of a hypothesis in the absence of facts. Sometimes leads to exploration and valuable discovery.
Quote from: alancalverd on 08/11/2020 11:07:44Belief is acceptance of a hypothesis in the absence of evidence.Dictionary.com defines belief as "an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists." Merriam-Webster defines it as "a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing." I don't see "the absence of evidence" as a part of either definition.
Quote from: alancalverd on 27/05/2017 12:40:33Belief = acceptance of a hypothesis in the absence of facts. Sometimes leads to exploration and valuable discovery.
If you have evidence, it becomes knowledge.
but I'll allow that it may have provided some impetus.
I have knowledge of recent atmospheric conditions, and a prediction of their likely development
Evidence can be highly suggestive without being definitive, so I'd say not. I can come to believe, for example, that someone committed a crime due to suggestive evidence without having a "smoking gun".
If someone were to say, "I believe that women should have the right to vote," or "I believe the weatherman's prediction for rain tomorrow is going to be right," do either of those statements count as "something unbecoming to an intelligent being"?
But you can't be certain of the developments.
You believe that the weather will do something, but you can't be sure.