I'm generally sympathetic to the pragmatic benefit over "scientism" (i.e., ignoring actual empirical effects based on what simply must or couldn't be the case) view. (In fact, I plan to post a little piece on that matter shortly.) I'm a fan of the so-called "tetris effect" of learning how to be happy by doing/noticing.
I make a distinction in the case of theism/atheism for two reasons, though. First, not to put to fine a point on it, theism is too wacky/undefined. Religious people tend not to really have any idea what the hell they are asserting when they say they believe in God or providence or... (read more)
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I'm generally sympathetic to the pragmatic benefit over "scientism" (i.e., ignoring actual empirical effects based on what simply must or couldn't be the case) view. (In fact, I plan to post a little piece on that matter shortly.) I'm a fan of the so-called "tetris effect" of learning how to be happy by doing/noticing.
I make a distinction in the case of theism/atheism for two reasons, though. First, not to put to fine a point on it, theism is too wacky/undefined. Religious people tend not to really have any idea what the hell they are asserting when they say they believe in God or providence or... (read more)