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Reference Date: 2200 CE (+/- 50 years)
The Dawn of Empirical Spirituality
Belief
The Dawn of Empirical Spirituality imagines a future where religion better distinguishes truth from belief. Spiritual traditions may endure by honoring meaning, morality, and the unknowable while yielding empirical claims to science.
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“It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.”
- William Kingdon Clifford
- 1877
Belief
Clifford argued that personal belief is a moral responsibility to humanity, not just a private habit. You have a moral obligation to be careful what you believe.
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Pragmatism and Pythagoras
Pythagoras
Pythagoras exemplifies rational pragmatism and reminds us that authority is often topic specific. Choose your authorities carefully, because good authority is usually limited to a specific set of subjects.
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Irrational Ideas: The Subtypes
Idea of Ideas
When you encounter an irrational idea, first ask whether it is speculative or disproven.
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