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To: MrB

Is a belief that is held to be self-evident to an individual, rational?


82 posted on 12/01/2010 10:15:00 AM PST by stuartcr (When politicians politicize issues, aren't they just doing their job?)
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To: stuartcr

Is a belief that is held to be self-evident to an individual, rational?


No, it is not.
It is based only on your own opinion, and therefore is no more valid or rational that someone else’s belief that may be in direct opposition.
When there is a contradiction, there is a falsity.


107 posted on 12/01/2010 11:32:55 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a (de)humanist and a Satanist is that the latter knows who he's working for.)
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