tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post112340359776136684..comments2023-10-29T10:32:36.914-04:00Comments on Philosophy, et cetera: Reasons for Believing vs. Thing BelievedRichard Y Chappellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16725218276285291235noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6642011.post-1123407388504574872005-08-07T05:36:00.000-04:002005-08-07T05:36:00.000-04:00It is very easy for false believes to be beneficia...It is very easy for false believes to be beneficial. for example the potentially false belief in a specific god has been shown to improve average happiness levels. In this light one might say in most situations there is at least one false belief and probably many which are better than true beliefs. <BR/><BR/>as for the main point maybe one can say there is a very low level and quality of evidence required to make one to beleive a belief is good and it could be highly personal like "I like it".Geniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624496692217466430noreply@blogger.com