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Ku Bop · 11-19-2002, 08:56 AM

What serves as the grid to a person's belief or unbelief in God? Do we all have the same base faculties? And why do we come to different conclusions?

Jobar · 11-19-2002, 06:34 PM

Welcome, Ku Bop.

Ah, I think you need to expand on this. Each of us experiences life from a uniquely individual point of view; our abilities vary wildly. What exactly are you asking?

Keith Russell · 11-20-2002, 07:01 AM

Jobar:

Yes, and we also each have different mental abilities; different strengths and weaknesses in processing sense data.

Keith.

Vesica · 11-22-2002, 10:02 AM

I think it is important that we all have differing tolerances of ambiguity in our world and levels of the need to understand. To me, these qualities function completly indepdantly of intelligence level.

Aerion · 11-22-2002, 11:02 AM

I agree that our capacity to disbelieve in God is totally independent of intellect. But I think a big part of theism is taught. Those who are taught from an early age to believe more than likely will be life-long believers.

But what is it in the brains of atheist that allows them to disbelieve in God even when taught as a child to believe? Is it also something that can be learned or is it innate? This is a question I ponder a lot.

[ November 22, 2002: Message edited by: Aerion ]</p>

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Ku Bop Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Oviedo, FL Posts: 7	Reason, Experience, Faith, Ignorance, and Stupidity What serves as the grid to a person's belief or unbelief in God? Do we all have the same base faculties? And why do we come to different conclusions?

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11-19-2002, 06:34 PM	#2
Jobar Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: secularcafe.org Posts: 9,525	Welcome, Ku Bop. Ah, I think you need to expand on this. Each of us experiences life from a uniquely individual point of view; our abilities vary wildly. What exactly are you asking?

11-20-2002, 07:01 AM	#3
Keith Russell Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Overland Park, Kansas Posts: 1,336	Jobar: Yes, and we also each have different mental abilities; different strengths and weaknesses in processing sense data. Keith.

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Vesica Regular Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Sunny FLA USA Posts: 212	I think it is important that we all have differing tolerances of ambiguity in our world and levels of the need to understand. To me, these qualities function completly indepdantly of intelligence level.

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Aerion Regular Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 476	I agree that our capacity to disbelieve in God is totally independent of intellect. But I think a big part of theism is taught. Those who are taught from an early age to believe more than likely will be life-long believers. But what is it in the brains of atheist that allows them to disbelieve in God even when taught as a child to believe? Is it also something that can be learned or is it innate? This is a question I ponder a lot. [ November 22, 2002: Message edited by: Aerion ]</p>

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