• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    3 days ago

    Why would you center your life around something that neither you, not any single person in the past 2000+ years has been able to verify or prove in even the most basic fashion?

    Don’t you care about believing true things?

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      2 days ago

      Why should I care about truth? I think kindness and wisdom are more important for making good decisions. Sure, truth has its place, like with medical decisions and climate policy. But it doesn’t need to infect every aspect of our lives. I don’t care about truth when I go to the movies and watch a red metal man punch a big purple man.

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        2 days ago

        Because truth allows us to cure awful, painful and debilitating diseases, for one? Need more examples, or…?

        Oh ok, so we just turn off the part of our brain that cares about truth for what benefit exactly?

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          2 days ago

          Yes, yes, I already said truth is good for medical decisions. I just don’t think it needs to be crammed into every aspect of our lives. Sometimes people just want a break from truth.

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            1 day ago

            “A break from truth” is how we end up with fascism. It’s why we end up with racism and bigotry.

            No, just no. What is the benefit to any of this?

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                9 hours ago

                You think I’m unable to enjoy fiction? I’m just able to tell the difference between fiction and reality. An ability that I believe is REALLY fucking important.