What's the harm in believing in falsehoods?

by rebel8 2 Replies latest jw friends

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  rebel8

  Some people wonder if others' beliefs should not be challenged--just leave them alone--do not be a "voice of reason".

  • What's the harm of belief?
  • What's the harm of not thinking critically? Here are 365,632 people who were harmed by someone not thinking critically.
  • What's the harm of believing in medicine that doesn't work? 368,379 people killed, 306,096 injured and over $2,815,931,000 in economic damages
  • What's the harm in not being vaccinated? http://www.jennymccarthybodycount.com/Anti-Vaccine_Body_Count/Home.html
  • And we all know this one.
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  stuckinarut2

  The harm is also that we become "untrue" to ourselves...

  Our Mind knows that the things we are telling ourselves to believe just dont make sense...therefore we are in conflict with ourselves...not a healthy thing to do.
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  SAHS

  “What's the harm in believing in falsehoods?”

  Not really anything – as long as you can tell the difference!

  Example:

  • Mickey Mouse, Daffy Duck, the Smurfs, unicorns, leprechauns, etc.: FALSEHOODS – But doesn’t matter because we all know it’s just “fantasy” (except young kids).

  • Jehovah’s Witnesses/Watchtower, Mormons, Scientologists, Moonies, Branch Dividians, Heaven’s Gate, etc.: FALSEHOODS – But disturbing, because some folks are actually brainwashed and ensnared by them! (Not to mention many lives, including babies, lost.)