euphemizing belief's origin
A recent conversation with an Intelligent Design supporter produced the following snippet...
I ask, "Why do you believe in a creator? It's fear, no?"
"No." was the response.
"Then why do you believe?" I ask.
"It gives me comfort."
I ask, "Why do you believe in a creator? It's fear, no?"
"No." was the response.
"Then why do you believe?" I ask.
"It gives me comfort."
Labels: belief, creationism, intelligent design
posted by Gnuosphere at 8:15 AM
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1 Comments:
I think those that believe because of just that reason (comfort) are known as fideists.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fideism
I came across a very similar dialogue in Shermer's "Why People Believe Weird Things ..."
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