tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post3558931869401069389..comments2024-03-28T17:44:11.289+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: Q: Are psychological-biological group differences (class/ race/ sex etc) real? A: It's *entirely* a matter of Assumptions (i.e. metaphysics)Bruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-48104792018861715732018-01-03T19:18:26.206+00:002018-01-03T19:18:26.206+00:00@William - Miracles are another example. For many ...@William - Miracles are another example. For many people (including my former self) miracles *cannot* occur. So, when anybody claims a miracle, the procedure is merely a matter of identifying/ suggesting where their error lies - and if error is not obvious the conclusion is that it was a fake. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-76638983582554692432018-01-03T16:24:17.772+00:002018-01-03T16:24:17.772+00:00The funny thing is that the assumption of those wh...The funny thing is that the assumption of those who opposed you about these differences, and said that anyone who claimed they existed was operating from an undeclared prejudice and looking for reasons to support that prejudice, was correct. Only it was they who were the prejudiced ones. A classic case of projecting your own faults onto others.<br /><br />It strikes me that there is a similar situation with regard to believing in God. There is ample evidence for him but those who don’t want to believe won’t do so because of their metaphysical assumptions based on their prejudices.<br />William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.com