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9 Oct 2024 23:57:25 EDT (-0400)
  Re: An example of confirmation bias?  
From: andrel
Date: 6 Jul 2009 16:32:34
Message: <4A525F62.2040908@hotmail.com>
On 6-7-2009 20:24, Darren New wrote:
> Darren New wrote:
>> For those that you can't, there are lots of reasonable arguments 
>> against. In the end, since religion is by definition irrational[1], 
>> arguments are going to have to appeal to the gut instead of logic.
> 
> Forgot the footnote:
> 
> [1] Irrational is not necessarily bad. Love at first sight, the 
> awesomeness of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the cuteness of a kitten 
> are all irrational. Religion is irrational to the extent that it teaches 
> to shun evidence in favor of faith without evidence. That doesn't make 
> it bad per se, any more than preferring cabbage over broccoli is bad per 
> se.
> 
I prefer broccoli over cabbage, is that good?


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