hey
i have an issue with rationalists saying "reality is that which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away"
because there's some useful things out there that only exist if you believe they do. and they do real good!
so i don't really see a harm in believing them.
of course, that implies a duty to disbelieve these things when they stop being useful. and some would be squeamish about one's reality being based upon what is useful, but...
why do you believe that what does not go away upon disbelief is real? so you have a known state of the world, that will always be useful if you believe them.
you discard things that are potentially useful.
@KitRedgrave This exactly; not believing anything outside the cold and hard, atomic level of reality is nothing but an excellent way to rob yourself of tons of knowledge and a whole world of experiences, IMO.
Shit, take me being trans. I could've either disregarded any discomfort with masculinity and carried that with me my whole life as "something that goes away when you stop believing in it", or I could actually do something about it and be a happier person for it, like I am.
