byrnema comments on Maybe Theism Is OK - Less Wrong

-2 Post author: byrnema 10 April 2009 09:09PM

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Comment author: byrnema 11 April 2009 04:33:36AM *  1 point [-]

You're right: the point is to overcome irrationalities, not to find rationalizations for them. Still, given the prevalence of religious views, rational people should understand the source of religious views more fully -- which would lead to more empathy for religious views than is shown, I think.