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    The argument that denying happiness's dominance would und... — Carmelics
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    The argument that denying happiness's dominance would undermine religion commits the genetic fallacy—a claim's theological utility is irrelevant to its empirical truth.

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    • 1.The genetic fallacy correctly identifies that an idea's origins or uses cannot determine its truth value independently of evidence.
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    • 2.Religious frameworks sometimes adopt claims for pastoral utility rather than empirical warrant, conflating comforting beliefs with factual ones.
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    • 3.Distinguishing theological function from empirical truth is necessary for honest epistemology across all worldviews, not just religious ones.
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    • 1.Happiness's role in human flourishing may be empirically inseparable from its existential meaning, making functional and factual claims interdependent.
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    • 2.Invoking the genetic fallacy assumes pure empiricism can adjudicate happiness claims, but happiness itself resists purely objective measurement.
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    • 3.Religious traditions may track genuine human realities through meaning-making; dismissing them as merely useful obscures their potential explanatory power.
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