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[โ€“] Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The post is arguing that a lack of evidence for one option should not justify belief in a different option. An absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.

The funny part is how how this gets twisted into attacking people. If your belief is so core as to becomes part of your identity, then that belief being wrong becomes a personal attack, and anyone looking for the truth becomes an enemy.

If saying "I don't know" threatens your belief you have a problem with reality, and once you start ignoring reality your can justify nearly anything to yourself.

The post isn't dunking on spiritualism, just the claim that anything about it can be known without evidence. It always comes back to evidence.

Yeah, the meme starting with "Your inability to understand basic science" is definitely not meant to belittle or shame anyone.

Good call. My bad.