Is It Immoral To Believe A Claim Without Evidence?
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5 pages in length. To believe is to place one's faith in what is being put forth; whether the origin is written, spoken or visual, belief can be cultivated with very little proof to support conviction toward an otherwise improvable concept or image. Scientists understand the critical importance of believing a claim only after tangible evidence can be demonstrated, inasmuch as they are in a wholly awkward position to accept things as true merely because they are told so. The scientific community works within a highly controlled environment whereby speculation and theoretical inference hold no value; to do otherwise is to morally jeopardize the foundation upon which methodical, precise research is conducted. From an entirely different perspective, however, is that of philosophy and the oftentimes unverifiable claims that are accepted as truths. Being that philosophical conjecture is based solely upon one's personal point of view that incorporates thought processes not always shared by others, it stands to reason how morality's role in believing a theoretic claim without evidence is indeed a commonality. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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