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Quote by: LetThereBe How can my subjectivities be broken down by someone else? They are no less biased than I am. Or do we just go by majority rule? I don't think even you would argue that. I would like to ask if you recognize your own bias? Because it is clear that you have much. If you are predisposed to any single view for any reason, you have not eliminated your bias. As an athiest, you are biased because you disagree with religions. Ha. That is the exact same criteria you used to judge me, so don't bother trying to deny it. A bias is much deeper than simple selfishness. Its deeply ingrained in a person. For example, someone who grew up with racist parents in a racist community. Not suprisingly, our hypothetical person grows up a racist. They are told black people are "bad, theives, criminals" whatever you like. That person will most likely be biased for life. It isn't selfishness, its the environment he was raised in. Its the people you associate with. No one chooses to remain biased. Its never a concious decision. You go on ahead and worship your philosophers. It's clear that you are predisposed towards them. I'm mature enough to hear from many, think for myself, and draw my own conclusions. Perhaps not free from bias, but I am honest enough to admit such biases are a part of me. |
And doesn't it seem so simple for the hypothetically rascist to recognize that he doesn't like blacks for different reasons than others, and has less reasons to not like them, over the reasons to like them? Anyone is capable of recognizing a bias, its just a matter of looking for it and not looking for ways of defending it.
Do I have bias for atheism? Sure, a little bit. I was raised a Catholic, then when I was 8 years old, I walked over to my priest after a service and asked him where God came from. He told me God always existed, so I asked again where then did he come from, and he said God works in mysterious ways and its best to follow his guidelines. From then on, I became a skeptic. I guess I attained a bias, one of objectivity if you will, questioning everything. Do you really think I go on atheist websites or something, or get into atheist cults? I just want to know the truth, and if that's all your looking for, then you barely have bias. It can come on levels. Religious people are very biased, because most do not question, only follow, and therefore ignore others signs of fallicies in their beliefs.
How am I predisposed to philosophers? Your acting like I had one for a father. My mom told me to believe what I want, so I do. I want the truth. You want God. There's a difference. A difference for the levels of bias each one of us has. You do choose to remain biased, because bias attaches to belief. And you want your beliefs don't you? So you keep your bias, too. Bias is not alone, or else it would be gone in a heartbeat once the real answers come around.