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Originally Posted by The_Reclaimer
You are not describing logic but perception which would be the effect of saying "you see 2 but really there are 3 fingers" which is actually where that whole gag "how many fingers am I holding up" comes from.
Generally because your brain's frontal and rear areas control emotion and vision.
If you have 2 of something and 2 of something else you have a total of 4 things no matter how you try to argue against it.
But here's a perplexing thought - if you could think but you could not feel, taste, smell, hear, or see...what would your existence be? What would you think about?
PS Your question "are faithful not asking for enough evidence" is wholly stupid for the same reasons that your argument that 2+2 could ever equal 5 is "stupid". That is not to say it's not a fair question or point but that you are trying to argue it is the case based upon the argument that our realities are not certain.
To which I reply to you - fly through the ceiling using only your mind and prove to me that reality is not certain by altering it.
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To answer our other question faith is a good thing the same way that artistry or science or any practiced skill can be a good thing. It is an innate human talent that should be exercised for a reason we do not understand - but for no less a reason than why we practice art, which has a wholly non-useful purpose in life.
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2+2=4 is nowhere near the same as the belief in god. The existence of gods isn't some truth that we can prove according to our logic. The faithful are not asking for enough proof. If I said "god wears a pink polka dot shirt", you could not disprove me. If I said "there are really trillions of gods, and that they're all big fans of the Dallas Cowboys", again you could not disprove me. Obviously these are silly beliefs that I came up with, but they are not different then you saying "there is a god, now disprove it, thinking otherwise is like thinking 2+2=5".
I don't have to fly through a ceiling to prove reality is not certain. I used examples of brain damage to show that what we perceive to be reality is dependent on our viewpoint. How brain damage can fundamentally alter the way we see the world and "reality".
Laziness, hatred, greed are also an innate human characteristic. Should we also practice those at great length? Murder is a skill innate to all humans, but its a good thing most of us do not practice it. Just because we carry an innate tendency to do it, does not make it a good thing. Many things we are hardwired with are considered to be morally wrong.