Timeline for How can religious faith be epistemically justified?
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| Apr 4, 2018 at 18:33 | comment | added | Michael Kay | You're right that in our society we expect people to make personal choices and decisions. Like so many assumptions, this is one that has no rational basis: why should individuals coming to their own conclusions be more likely to get things right than communities thinking together and reaching consensus? Other societies have valued wisdom passed down through the generations: perhaps we have something to learn from them? | |
| Apr 2, 2018 at 6:12 | comment | added | lukuss | Oh, I see your point. Indeed, the majority will see it as a courageous act. | |
| Apr 2, 2018 at 5:56 | comment | added | Alexander S King | @lukuss they will be prosecuted by their own society - but from the perspective of the type of people you are dealing with, they will seem as extremely strong and courageous, for exactly the reason that you mention, they are willing to adopt new beliefs, even though they might die for them, whereas being a Christian in a Western society is a vert easy choice to make. | |
| Apr 2, 2018 at 5:54 | history | edited | Alexander S King | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Apr 2, 2018 at 5:31 | comment | added | lukuss | I disagree. For example, if a person converts from Islam to Christianity in Iran or Saudi Arabia, it will most probably be persecuted by the community. No chance as being seen strong. If in my case it's despise from the society, in this person's case will be most probably hate and in the end murder. | |
| Apr 2, 2018 at 5:20 | history | answered | Alexander S King | CC BY-SA 3.0 |