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Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

If you can't make a single sincere counter-argument to your own belief, your stance is driven by emotion rather than logic

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If you can't make a single sincere counter-argument to your own belief, your stance is driven by emotion rather than logic

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Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Rational beliefs should be able to withstand scrutiny and opposing arguments. The inability to do so indicates that the belief is more about personal bias and emotional investment rather than objective analysis.

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pack it up gang, this concludes the thread, we have arrived at truth

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