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DetlefK

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2. But, how can I rule out that there's a monster under my child's bed?

Reply to trotsky (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 16, 2015, 12:07 PM

Jul 2015

The child told me so!

This isn't meant in a sarcastic way. The child believes that there's a monster under the bed. What am I supposed to do with that belief?
Should I accept the child's right to belief whatever it wants to believe?
Should I talk the child into switching from its belief to my belief?
Should I try to destroy its belief with facts?

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How do believers decide whether a belief is valid? [View all] DetlefK Jul 2015 OP

This is an impossible question to answer for any follower of a revealed religion. trotsky Jul 2015 #1

But, how can I rule out that there's a monster under my child's bed? DetlefK Jul 2015 #2

The supreme irony, as we have seen now in this very thread, is that... trotsky Jul 2015 #7

Watch this and believe! hedda_foil Jul 2015 #8

So much out-group nonsense. Igel Jul 2015 #4

To the contrary, it takes an outsider's perspective to understand. trotsky Jul 2015 #6

Here', I'll save us some time. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2015 #3

It's a sliding scale. Igel Jul 2015 #5

I've got to give you credit for providing such a thoughtful answer cbayer Jul 2015 #9

Seems to be when the 'Revelation'... uriel1972 Jul 2015 #10

I was once on a jury goldent Jul 2015 #11

I believe I'll have another beer Major Nikon Jul 2015 #12

'Feels good, man'. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #13

There's so many different types of believers. ZombieHorde Jul 2015 #14