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<blockquote data-quote="Dale00" data-source="post: 2790445" data-attributes="member: 688"><p>I think our discussion is proof that when respect is practiced, communication is facilitated.</p><p></p><p>Can anyone argue another into believing something or giving up a belief? No. The best that believers can do is lay out a buffet and invite people to partake or not as they wish. People make up their own minds based on personal experiences, confirmation bias/comfort and some very complex inner processes. I am a bit of a skeptic about logic being the primary reason behind people's beliefs. I think logic is a powerful tool but we use it to justify emotion-based decisions rather than relying on it guide us as a primary driver. Logic is also limited by what a person accepts as truth - the premises of an argument.</p><p></p><p>I know many people in the sciences who are religious. They use logic rigorously in their research. And there are Christian fellowships at every big name university famous for scientific research. This is a problem for atheists to explain, I think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dale00, post: 2790445, member: 688"] I think our discussion is proof that when respect is practiced, communication is facilitated. Can anyone argue another into believing something or giving up a belief? No. The best that believers can do is lay out a buffet and invite people to partake or not as they wish. People make up their own minds based on personal experiences, confirmation bias/comfort and some very complex inner processes. I am a bit of a skeptic about logic being the primary reason behind people's beliefs. I think logic is a powerful tool but we use it to justify emotion-based decisions rather than relying on it guide us as a primary driver. Logic is also limited by what a person accepts as truth - the premises of an argument. I know many people in the sciences who are religious. They use logic rigorously in their research. And there are Christian fellowships at every big name university famous for scientific research. This is a problem for atheists to explain, I think. [/QUOTE]
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