Reply #201: Oh my [View All]

[FM Arouet666]

Making a judgment prior to having all the facts is not the same as dispensing with facts altogether.

Judgment is important in tempering one's initial conclusion, judgment and prejudice are not mutually exclusive.

Unless, of course, you are wanting to think in absolutes. A troublesome characteristic of religious thinking.

When discussing prejudice, I am talking about a conclusion one reaches in a brief moment of initial exposure. Suppressing that initial impression while gathering more information is critical to reaching a cogent conclusion. Judgment, as you defined the term, is what is needed to make the step from prejudice to an informed conclusion.

Do you really want to argue that religious thinking is like prejudice? Do religious folks accept dogma without any judgment? Of course not, religious people do use judgment in molding their beliefs. Facts are needed. Looking for miracles, signs from god, centuries of christian apologetics, etc etc.

I have never stated that religious thinking amounts to irrationality. A failing in judgment would seem more accurate.

Your last paragraph is best classified as ad hominem.