I wanted to know how you cam by the beleifs you have... an i ask you a queston that contaned 2 posibilities which i suggested:::
"are you part of a orginazed religon or do you jus pick an choose what you want to try an beleive.???"
In no way did i say you mus choose 1 or the other... an when you dodged the issue i follered my queston up wit:::
"If nether apply... then what does.???" ”
Right because the question is disingenuous and loaded. If someone asks you if you beat your wife or has she left you, you could answer, or you could focus on the issue of where the question came from. Your question is less insulting, though it is insulting, and I think it is important not to move past that until you acknowledge you understand why. And I would guess if you put in the effort you would realize why. As I said, I have no trouble giving my answer to other people.
You choose to make an implicit mind reading claim
Well thanks but my ego dont need a boost... an you'r refusual to discuss the issue of how you cam by you'r beleifs speeks volumes.!!!
here, instead of accepting what I suggest which is that I want you to focus on your own question and the assumptions in it. Instead of doing that you imply that you can get volumes of information, presumably about me and not positive information. As the one advocating the position of reason and probability, you should perhaps refrain from assuming so much. I see a cake and eat it too attitude.
'I get to make make assertions is a very certain manner, but when asked, I then say that I do not know for sure.'
Then why do you consistantly act like you do know for sure?
“ Unlike you... im not certan about anythang... ”
Another belief presented without qualification.
So you should perhaps qualify assertions like the one above where you state that we are different period. Clearly for all you know you are certain about some things - and the way you communicate repeatedly backs this up -iow, serves as evidence that you are certain about many things.
Emmm... to let you know that i ant certan about anythang... which includes the fact that i ant certan about what i jus said :wallbang:
And again, you are making an assertion with certainty.
“ You'r the 1 wantin to quibble... a thang ether apears to be a fact or it dont... an which ever it apears to be to me... depends on the evidence presented... not som beleif based on superstiton or desire... ect.!!! ”
Thats why i added the "ect"... indicatin ther are other ways which i didnt include in my list.!!!
Again, disingenous.
Is it posible that you coud be rong about that.???
Sure, I based it on what you said. I think I have made it clear I do not take your self-assessments as necessarily accurate.
Im not sure about anythang... an pepole may very well overestimate ther own connitive proceses.!!!
I will keep in mind that you are not sure about anything.
“ Do you have any beleif that you'r certan is corect.??? ”
An you'r "want to beleive" list grows an grows... lol.!!!
I notice that you make no attempt to defend your idea of what the word 'belief' means. I know you are smart enough to know that people use the word differently than you do.
So you do realize that if someone has a belief they are not necessarily claiming they are certain?
O no... i jus know englsh... i woudnt even atempt to learn anuther language.!!!
Sounds wise to me actually.
I think I will break off here.
I am glad you admit you aren't sure about anything. I am not sure why someone believing that about themselves would be so snide with someone like Lori and imply their epistemology is better than other people's. I mean, you could be gardening or something.
But I find it a waste of time communicating with someone who continuously - please read your posts to other people also - makes assertions without qualification about epistemology, himself, theists - and then when asked says he can't be sure of anything. You certainly come off as being certain about things, even if your official policy when thinking in general is that you are cannot be. Ideas about epistemology often do not affect what one believes when not thinking about epistemology. You are a case in point.
Is this disingenous or a lack of self-awareness (of self, or how one is communicating)?
After a while it makes little difference.
Best of luck.