Do you believe; and why?

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(05-13-2019, 12:32 PM)fredtoast Wrote: And that is just vague philosophical mumbo jumbo.

I do not believe.  My mother is devoutly religious.  It would crush her and she would suffer the rest of her life if I told her I did not believe.  So I would be a total asshole to tell her the truth.  It changes absolutely nothing.  All it would do is make her miserable.


 

The fact that you do not believe is a truth.
The fact that your mother is devoutly religious is a truth.
The fact that your non-belief would hurt your mother is a truth.

All these "truths" must have value, in and of themselves. If all these truths lacked value individually, they could not inform your decision collectively, as it would be rather counterproductive to rely upon information of no value to formulate your thinking process.