ChristianKl comments on Great big ocean waves in an even bigger blank spot - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ChristianKl 05 June 2013 10:14:21AM 1 point [-]

Exactly. When has a belief in god payed rent?

I spoke didn't use the God word but spoke more generally about spiritual experiences, which you believe don't happen.

This is very wishy-washy language. If there were enough evidence of a 'greater force' to make it worth believing, I would believe it.

The question is: How much evidence would you need?

If I understand your map of the world right, spiritual experiences like recalling past lifes shouldn't exist? The people who make those reports didn't really made those experiences.

If someone would guide you through recalling a memory of a pastlife that feels as real as the memories that you recall from your present life how much would that cause you to update?

Comment author: sanddbox 06 June 2013 05:05:10PM 0 points [-]

If someone would guide you through recalling a memory of a pastlife that feels as real as the memories that you recall from your present life how much would that cause you to update?

Knowing how easily manipulable the human mind is, I wouldn't weight that as very strong evidence, especially when it comes to subjective feelings. As an example, humans modify their memories all the time without really realizing it, as in the case of people who point fingers at the wrong crime suspect and decades later are proven wrong.