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== Dream belief guy == |
== Dream belief guy == |
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| − | The moral of his story was "believe stuff is true, and that will make it become true". |
+ | The moral of his story was "believe stuff is true, and that will make it become true". Notably, he won't feel like he is lying...because he believes it. Convenient, eh? |
He basically laid out a blueprint for how to make convincing lies: |
He basically laid out a blueprint for how to make convincing lies: |
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=== Justifications for god's inaction === |
=== Justifications for god's inaction === |
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| − | These always work as excuses for them to lie (even to lie in defense of christianity). |
+ | These always work as excuses for them to lie (even to lie in defense of christianity). [https://twitter.com/BrianPansky/status/870658881088765952 Here's an example]. |
| + | =="What matters is not to understand the world, but to change it"== |
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| + | Now picture those words coming from the mouth of Donald Trump as his finger reaches for the nuclear launch button. |
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| + | "Change" is not necessarily good. What matters is ''improving''. See my page about [[Thinking Skills]] which includes problem solving. |
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Revision as of 18:27, 30 July 2017
A collection.
Dream belief guy
The moral of his story was "believe stuff is true, and that will make it become true". Notably, he won't feel like he is lying...because he believes it. Convenient, eh?
He basically laid out a blueprint for how to make convincing lies:
- he can't figure out why it's reasonable to believe in other minds. (notice how similar this is to detecting lies)
- view things as both dream and physical reality (thus make the lies physically plausible)
- make yourself believe things (thus you won't feel like you are lying)
Christian apologism
Justifications for god's inaction
These always work as excuses for them to lie (even to lie in defense of christianity). Here's an example.
"What matters is not to understand the world, but to change it"
Now picture those words coming from the mouth of Donald Trump as his finger reaches for the nuclear launch button.
"Change" is not necessarily good. What matters is improving. See my page about Thinking Skills which includes problem solving.