WHERE and WHEN did you supposedly mention this?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:28 amP1. WHERE is the supporting evidence for P1?Age wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 4:13 amLol.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:04 am Yes, quite sufficiently.
'Beliefs' are fundamental to survival and this activity in believing [irrational or rational] within the human brain/mind had been adapted from our ancestors who had survived with this mental feature, thus embedded and inherent in ALL human beings.
That is NOT supporting evidence. That is you just stating things, which reflects your already gained and held BELIEFS.
Your BELIEF is; Belief is inherent in ALL human beings. And this is your, attempt at an, argument for this BELIEF;
P1. Beliefs are fundamental to survival.
P2. Believing has adapted from those who have survived.
C. Therefore, BELIEFS are embedded and inherent in ALL human beings.
P1. WHERE is the supporting evidence for P1?
Are human beings the only animal or thing that supposedly NEED BELIEFS to survive?
P2. Of course what you human beings believe changes. For example; You, human beings, began living with and using money, and now most of you have changed to BELIEVE that you can NOT live without money. Change, just happens, and is what IS actually really necessary, for survival. The changing of beliefs, by believing different things, is just natural and NOT fundamental nor necessary for continual survival.
But CHANGE is necessary.
WHEN do you propose BELIEFS began appearing in human beings?
In other words how far into human beings existence did human beings start BELIEVING things?
If human beings came into existence BEFORE beliefs did, then BELIEFS are NOT embedded and inherent in ALL human beings.
If you say; BELIEFS existed/began when human beings began, then HOW do you KNOW this?
If you say you are going to provide 'supporting evidence', then you, obviously, NEED 'supporting evidence', and to provide 'it'.
If so, what BELIEFS do you human being babies HAVE?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 3:04 amMy stance remains;
Until you communicate and state your one-of-a-kind beliefs, there is nothing for me to comment. The activity of believing [BELIEF] is inherent in all human beings.
After all, human beings continual survival has relied heavily on baby human being. So, provide the BELIEFS that a new born human being babies supposedly have, then we can LOOK at if your "supporting evidence" really is supporting evidence or not. Until then you are NOT doing what you PREACH.
Are human beings the only animal or thing that supposedly NEED BELIEFS to survive?
I have mentioned the example that our ancestors were to ones who believed the sound of a broken twig within the bushes is most likely that of a saber-toothed tiger [even without solid evidence] and they ran for cover away from the potential danger.
By stating that you have mentioned the example, ... What are you alluding to here?
If one BELIEVED that the sound of a broken twig within the bushes is most likely that of a saber-toothed tiger, and thus because of this BELIEF they looked ONLY for a saber-tooth tiger but the sound was actually a venomous snake, for example, then we can predict what could take place here. Having a BELIEF like that could have been the end of that ones continued survival, as they could have run into further and more danger.
Does that mean BELIEFS are, and/or could be, to the detriment of human beings?
Also, WHERE is your EVIDENCE for this EVER happening? Or, is it just another one of YOUR assumptions?
LOL.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:28 amThose who do not have such beliefs thus had greater chances of being eaten by tigers over the eons of evolution.
Do you think/believe ALL human beings lived with the chance of being eaten by tigers?
Also, those who do NOT have such BELIEFS are MORE OPEN, to their surroundings, and thus are FAR MORE AWARE, also.
Obviously you are NOT aware that if one remains OPEN to ALL dangers, and NOT just BELIEVES in one, "MOST LIKELY", danger, then they have MORE chances of living longer. For example, If you BELIEVED of the danger that you would or could get eaten by a shark if you went for a swim, so instead you just stood on shore just looking at the water, but you were NOT staying OPEN and AWARE of other dangers, then you may not have noticed that you are standing in the middle of the road and eventually get hit by a vehicle and killed. That human being, you, had BELIEFS, but unfortunately that did NOT allow you to consider, look for, notice, and see other dangers around you. So, that BELIEF certainly did NOT help you survive.
Of course you can BELIEVE whatever you like, but BELIEFS are NOT necessary for survival. In fact the opposite could be MORE True. BELIEFS can lead to human beings ultimate extinction. For example, let us say that if the earth was heating up to a point, due to human activity, that human beings will NOT be able to exist and survive in, but human beings BELIEVED that their activity was doing NO harm, then that BELIEF will eventually and ultimately be their own extinction, and thus down fall.
Do you have any EVIDENCE for this?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:28 amThose who had such beliefs [without solid evidence] and ran away from dangers had a greater chance of survival produce our current generations of believers.
Are you aware that a human being can HEAR and/or SEE a saber-tooth tiger, yet still NOT have to form, nor have, nor hold any form of BELIEF, and still be able to get away from said tiger? Or, is this NOT possible from your perspective?
And that is when they HEAR and SEE the actual thing, let alone just hearing or seeing a rustling in the bushes, of which they have NO idea what it actually IS.
LOL.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:28 amBelieving the presence of a Saber-toothed tiger without real evidence is merely one example of the principle of BELIEF [of a range of degrees] inherent in all humans and critical to facilitate survival.
BELIEVING the presence of a saber-toothed tiger, when the actual real Truth could actually be different, would obviously place that human being in MORE danger of being killed, by what IS actually really there, then by NOT having any such BELIEF in the beginning,
What OTHER ANIMALS have evolved with BELIEFS?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:28 amHuman beings are not the only living things that had evolved with BELIEFS to facilitate their survivals.
Also, evolution is NOT in question. What is in question is your BELIEF that, BELIEFS are inherent within ALL human beings, and now in SOME animals.
So what? This is NOT evidence that they are having/holding a BELIEF. Animals just instinctively move from, or against, danger. They obviously are NOT going to sit around and wait for EVIDENCE to verify what the danger actually IS.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:28 am Many animals react immediately as if there is terrible danger and they always avoid an inkling of danger even there is no actual signs of danger.
Is it REALLY?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:28 amThis is a sort of 'belief' in the brain of the animal.
What does 'sort of belief' actually mean?
And, do only non-human animals have 'sort of belief' or do some and/or ALL human beings have some 'sort of belief' also?
How do YOU distinguish between 'sort of belief' and 'belief'?
If you so BELIEVE.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:28 amThe activity of believing [BELIEF] is inherent in all human beings.
I am still waiting for some EVIDENCE of this, however.
Did not expect you to be so dumb.[/quote]If so, what BELIEFS do you human being babies HAVE?
What I found is a better survival technique is NOT to expect, nor assume, any thing without have EVIDENCE first. Nor to BELIEVE any thing at all.
If you did NOT expect me to be so dumb, then you would NEVER be so surprised nor shocked.
But you did NOT state 'the potential to believe IS inherent human being's. You said, 'BELIEFS are inherent in human beings'.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:28 amInherent mean the potential to believe is embedded in the DNA of all human beings and active relative to their development.
Since when did the word 'inherent' become to mean the potential to believe is embedded in the dna of ALL human beings and active relative to their development?
Also, previously you stated that BELIEFS are inherent in ALL human beings, but now you seem to be saying/suggesting some thing different, like beliefs are relative to a human being development. So, what is it now that you are saying/suggesting?
Are ALL human being babies born with BELIEFS or are they NOT.
If they are, then so be it.
But if they are NOT, then HOW do they survive, and this would infer that BELIEFS are NOT inherent.
You, obviously, made up just another definition for the obvious reason of TRYING TO twist and fit things in with your already held distorted ASSUMPTIONS and BELIEFS. And, when you come to notice this, through clarifying questions, you quickly change your VIEWS of things.
But YOU would NEVER admit to YOUR failings, and you would obviously much prefer to just TRY TO make out the "other" is just so dumb.
But what has just happened here is in full VIEW, through OUR writings, for ALL the readers to notice and SEE.
I also asked you to clarify WHEN beliefs evolved into being in the human being. What evolved first? Human beings or beliefs?
You keep saying this. WHY?Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 30, 2018 5:28 amUntil you communicate and state your one-of-a-kind beliefs, there is nothing for me to comment.
If you BELIEVE I have BELIEFS, then you could very easily and simply state them.
You do NOT state them, so the readers will be guessing WHY you can not or will not do this.