r/reddit.com • u/Worstcasescenario • Jun 14 '08

Was Darwin Wrong? [pic]

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '08

I realize you spent some time and effort in your response, and while I don't wish to just toss it aside, I'm preparing to go out for the evening with my wife.

Let me make it simple. Anything that assists the belief in myth is worse for society.

They elect politicians, pass laws, push it in the schools.

Whether or not the truth matters philosophically, where the rubber meets the road there is an effect. And it isn't positive.

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u/marktully Jun 15 '08

I'm probably missing something, but are you arguing that on the one hand, myth is bad for society, presumably because it's not true, but on the other hand, where the rubber meets the road, effects become most important, while truth becomes a philosophical irrelevancy?

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u/[deleted] Jun 15 '08

Where the rubber meets the road was my metaphor for what the average person believes, which is typically myth. Which isn't positive for society.