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Re:False memories, or why we’re so sure of things we’re wron... by crdoconnor on Thursday March 15, 2018 @06:09AM (#16591545)
>Take for example religion. Nobody can be 100% sure whether there is some sort of god or not. But you won't hear anybody make any % predictions, especially the ones who believe. They believe 100% for sure there is a god. Atheist are on that front the same, and believe 100% there is no god. They are unable to make a % prediction, or really don't want to because it would break something inside of them (their belief). Very strange. I like to work with chances a lot.

The question simply isn't meaningful enough to give a meaningful answer? The ultimate answer isn't going to be true or false - it's null.

Humans seem peculiarly blind to the notion that sometimes questions just aren't meaningful enough to produce a meaningful answer. Or at least, the humans I tend to run into are. Maybe there are tribes in Africa where this notion is obvious.

Re:False memories, or why we’re so sure of things we’re wron... by kimdcmason on Thursday March 15, 2018 @08:09AM (#16592091)
"Atheist are on that front the same, and believe 100% there is no god."

This is a false statement. The rest of your post is supposition and anecdote.

Re:False memories, or why we’re so sure of things we’re wron... by crdoconnor on Thursday March 15, 2018 @08:13AM (#16592113)
It's neither a false nor a true statement. It's a mostly non-meaningful statement.