Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoDan  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? |
I do agree with you.
Actually, my whole point was that people were being rather defensive just because someone questioned the reality of psychic abilities, and not even in an offensive manner. Just as people here say it is not good to be totally closed to everything, it is also not good to blindly accept anything as true, and then to attack those who are less willing to do the same.
But yes, in general, don't accept some random person's advice before researching it for yourself.