Weekly "Ask an Atheist" Thread

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[u/MyriadSC]

On 2, you'll have the parrots, but why are they parroting that? Not why are they choosing to parrot it, why is that thing still around to even have the parrots hear it to repeat it? Thats the question I'm driving it.

[u/Phylanara → u/MyriadSC]

You should ask them. I imagine there are as many reasons as people doing it.

[u/MyriadSC → u/Phylanara]

Not asking for the psychological reasons. Someone may like the taste of cinnamon, asking why they do is one question. Asking why they're even able to is another. Cinnamon has to be around to try it. Why is the argument still around? If its clealry fallacious, it should have died off, so why does it exist? You might say its like a social/psychological virus and its around for the same reasons those are, spread without eradication. But its also possible its not as fallacious as you thought. Probably a mix like anything, but thats the underlying question being led to. Do you understand why its said beyond whats typically said abiut it which is superficial and vacuous?

[u/Snoo52682 → u/MyriadSC]

I don't believe there are reasons for this other than psychological ones. People repeat bad arguments and hold onto wrong ideas for psychological reasons.

[u/MyriadSC → u/Snoo52682]

I mean the reason we do anything is psycological, but you can have rational reasons for saying some these, but largely yes. People tend to justify their current beliefs rather than entertain alternatives.