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StephenBuckley  ·  4342 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Brian Leiter, “Why Tolerate Religion?”

What? Maybe I'm not phrasing this well enough.

Here's what I'm asking: There is someone whom you know, empirically, or through whatever means you find convincing, is smarter than you. That someone is also less likely to make mistakes than you. Why would you trust yourself over that person rationally?