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Originally Posted by pianoperformer  He linked to an article that told of what can happen if you blindly believe what a psychic says, or base decisions on it. He said that he doesn't know if psychics are real, but that it is dangerous to base your decisions on them. It was a warning, with a very valid point.
What exactly do you find wrong with the above? If it was someone who believed in psychic ability, who made a similar post, I'm sure you would thank him/her for the warning and move along. But since it is a skeptic posting such a warning, suddenly they are trying to attack your beliefs? |
First off, I'd like to apologize. My post was highly dismissive, and I probably should have explicated a bit more before writing you off.
Second, my problem is that both he and you are conflating two ideas. Yes it is dangerous to base decisions on what some random psychic off the street might tell you. But isn't it also dangerous to base decisions on what some random PERSON off the street might tell you?
What exactly does belief in the non-material have to do with this particular situation? As I've stated in my previous post, just as there have been people who have fought and killed because "Gold told them to," there have been people who have fought and killed in the name of "enlightening" societies. What difference does it make what belief set these people espouse if they are still killing?