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Is it Ethical to be fired for stating Christian beliefs
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<blockquote data-quote="stevil" data-source="post: 73968392" data-attributes="member: 277368"><p>However a person self assesses something as being justified is up to them, and it no doubt varies greatly from person to person and from situation to situation.</p><p></p><p>For example, if my wife tells me she baked cookies and I can see the freshly baked cookies on the table (but I didn't see her doing the actual baking) then I will tend to accept this as fact (justified belief). I won't ask her to prove it. I don't need more evidence, as her claim is a mundane one and the stakes are very low (I have nothing to lose if I am being fooled) and I have seen the freshly baked cookies and it seems highly reasonable that she baked them, I can't think of an obvious alternative.</p><p></p><p>If my wife claims that she snapped her fingers and the freshly baked cookies magically appeared, then I will require more evidence before I claim this is a justified belief. This is an extraordinary claim, and requires supporting evidence, just the fact that the freshly baked cookies are on the table doesn't mean she created them via magic. It is much more likely that she baked them, which would be a more mundane explanation.</p><p></p><p>But to believe something without any evidence that would meet the believer's criteria of "justified" then that would be considered an unjustified belief. At least the believer is in recognition of that and is honestly admitting to it.</p><p>Personally I try to avoid having this type of belief, but for some people they seem to take great pride, especially with regards to their religion. Some people appear to be very proud about believing while not having seen. I even think some people seem to take great pride in maintaining belief despite having(recognising) substantial evidence which is contradictory to their beliefs (a.k.a. flat earthers, or YECs)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stevil, post: 73968392, member: 277368"] However a person self assesses something as being justified is up to them, and it no doubt varies greatly from person to person and from situation to situation. For example, if my wife tells me she baked cookies and I can see the freshly baked cookies on the table (but I didn't see her doing the actual baking) then I will tend to accept this as fact (justified belief). I won't ask her to prove it. I don't need more evidence, as her claim is a mundane one and the stakes are very low (I have nothing to lose if I am being fooled) and I have seen the freshly baked cookies and it seems highly reasonable that she baked them, I can't think of an obvious alternative. If my wife claims that she snapped her fingers and the freshly baked cookies magically appeared, then I will require more evidence before I claim this is a justified belief. This is an extraordinary claim, and requires supporting evidence, just the fact that the freshly baked cookies are on the table doesn't mean she created them via magic. It is much more likely that she baked them, which would be a more mundane explanation. But to believe something without any evidence that would meet the believer's criteria of "justified" then that would be considered an unjustified belief. At least the believer is in recognition of that and is honestly admitting to it. Personally I try to avoid having this type of belief, but for some people they seem to take great pride, especially with regards to their religion. Some people appear to be very proud about believing while not having seen. I even think some people seem to take great pride in maintaining belief despite having(recognising) substantial evidence which is contradictory to their beliefs (a.k.a. flat earthers, or YECs) [/QUOTE]
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