Eliezer: “did religionists execute what William Bartley called the retreat to commitment, “I believe because I believe.”
Yes, they believe because they believe. Have you taken the time to ask why? Oh, my apology, I wasn’t aware I wasn’t knowledgeable enough to post.
Anna
You seem so.
The claim “I believe because I believe” is the same as if I would state “5 + 5 = 20 because it is”. If you make a claim like that you have to give a reason, and prove it, and that’s exactly what these people didn’t do.
Eliezer: “did religionists execute what William Bartley called the retreat to commitment, “I believe because I believe.”
Yes, they believe because they believe. Have you taken the time to ask why? Oh, my apology, I wasn’t aware I wasn’t knowledgeable enough to post.
Anna
You seem so.
The claim “I believe because I believe” is the same as if I would state “5 + 5 = 20 because it is”. If you make a claim like that you have to give a reason, and prove it, and that’s exactly what these people didn’t do.