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Atheists & Agnostics

Viva_Daddy

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7. Any time you "conclude" anything (through faith or reason), you tend to stop thinking about it.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu May 3, 2012, 02:05 PM

May 2012

All "conclusions" must be tentative and open to differing viewpoints. Once you "make up your mind", the mind tends to be closed to new (and especially contradictory) information. What I like to call "pre-mature certainty" is the bane of both religion and science.

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Thinking can undermine religious faith, study finds [View all] Rhiannon12866 Apr 2012 OP

I'm glad they're finally studying this stuff Warpy Apr 2012 #1

That's another excellent point. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2012 #2

k&r n/t RainDog Apr 2012 #3

KIck and rec and agreed! Cooley Hurd Apr 2012 #4

I think the reporting about this is all screwed up. Bolo Boffin Apr 2012 #5

More inclined to agree with you on this. oilpro2 Apr 2012 #6

Any time you "conclude" anything (through faith or reason), you tend to stop thinking about it. Viva_Daddy May 2012 #7

+1. Certainty is definitely growth stunting. Starboard Tack May 2012 #8