Y’all are misunderstanding theists main reason for belief when you attack it’s likelihood. They don’t think God sounds likely, but that it’s better to assume God exists so you can at least pretend one’s happiness is justified; god gives hope and hopelessness is the enemy. That’s the argument you’d need to undermine to deconvert people. I’m not articulate to do that, so I link someone who writes for a living instead.
http://gretachristina.typepad.com/greta_christinas_weblog/2008/11/a-safe-place-to-land.html
Thank you. Eliezer’s an interesting read, but I prefer to link to rationalists outside this community when possible… enough people have already read his work that I’d want to get in some new ideas, and because we need more girls.
Y’all are misunderstanding theists main reason for belief when you attack it’s likelihood. They don’t think God sounds likely, but that it’s better to assume God exists so you can at least pretend one’s happiness is justified; god gives hope and hopelessness is the enemy. That’s the argument you’d need to undermine to deconvert people. I’m not articulate to do that, so I link someone who writes for a living instead. http://gretachristina.typepad.com/greta_christinas_weblog/2008/11/a-safe-place-to-land.html
Right, it would be easier to deconvert if you give some hope about the other side. An analogous idea at LW is leaving a line of retreat.
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Thank you. Eliezer’s an interesting read, but I prefer to link to rationalists outside this community when possible… enough people have already read his work that I’d want to get in some new ideas, and because we need more girls.