Re: How experience sometimes doesnt change beliefs.
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Re: How experience sometimes doesnt change beliefs.         

Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: bigfletch8
Date: Sep 15, 2008 08:15

On Sep 15, 2:28 pm, Immortalist yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Sep 14, 7:01 pm, "bigflet...@gmail.com" gmail.com>
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>> I remember many years ago, my older brother and his mate were walking
>> home after a 'couple of beers' . Just mildly relaxed. Far from
>> intoxicated and neither touched drugs.
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>> They both saw a couple of UFO's. Their nature was such, that one
>> wouldnt have mentioned it to the other for the fear of being
>> ridiculed.
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>> They mentioned it to me, because they knew I was open minded and had a
>> mild curiosity of the subject.
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>> I had just read what at the time, seemed quite feasable, regarding an
>> individualls ability to see (and hear) beyond the normal spectrum.
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>> I was amazed how even the mention of such an explanation put me, in
>> their eyes, where they felt they would be put, if mentioned to ther
>> work mates.
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>> That was a good lesson in judgment. When a belief dominates, there is
>> little room for open mindedness, regardless of the evidence.
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> Does the principle in the sentence apply to the belief in the sentence
> also?
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Belief apply to principle as shadows do to light.

BOfL
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>> Any reference to the 911 interpretations is purely coincidental !!!
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