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77. I am so thankful to my parents for having been brought up to think things out for myself

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2018, 12:48 PM

Oct 2018

And also, for the first time in a while, reminds me that I really shouldn't feel hatred toward these people (meaning at least some of the purportedly Christian types who support the assclown). It's not entirely their fault, and they'd have a lot of obstacles to overcome in order to use their brains as the Lord intended. Wonder what it would take to convince them that the guy actually, really is the Antichrist that was foretold in their Bible.

I'm not smearing all Christians here, so don't be mad. I was brought up in a Christian faith of sorts (UU, so kind of a grey area I suppose). I just mean that the fundamentalists are acting out of good intentions, even as they're being led down a path of damnation.

Who is it that really calls the shots, as far as the unified Evangelical/Fundamentalist White-Wing churches are concerned? Do they all get a memo every week, to keep the brainwashing consistent in order to serve the GOP's agenda? Who? The Family? The Klan? Who coordinates it all? We should try to get to them....

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A neuroscientist explains why evangelicals are wired to believe Trump's lies [View all] Arkansas Granny Oct 2018 OP

Morons are trained Turbineguy Oct 2018 #1

Morans! Get it right! ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #2

Get a brain, Morans. madinmaryland Oct 2018 #25

I'm sorry, but no cat would fall for any of Trump's nonsense. irresistable Oct 2018 #51

It is absolutely true! ProudLib72 Oct 2018 #52

That is immoral abuse of cats. olegramps Oct 2018 #64

That's pretty funny! calimary Oct 2018 #61

Organized religion in almost all its forms is authoritarian. SuprstitionAintthWay Oct 2018 #48

He's even more popular than most demagogues because he doesn't demand a price: "Come as you are!" lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #55

You're right. Just show up with your fears, your hatred of "the others", and your votes SuprstitionAintthWay Oct 2018 #74

Yeah well have you ever read the Nicene creed? vlyons Oct 2018 #3

Exactly! MineralMan Oct 2018 #6

What about the left hand? Achilleaze Oct 2018 #13

Republicans are Sudden Baptists - They get religion just before elections. nt Xipe Totec Oct 2018 #43

Don't denigrate mommy. She was instilling fear that is requred for indoctrination and salvation. olegramps Oct 2018 #66

thank-you for sharing vlyons Oct 2018 #68

Great story. llmart Oct 2018 #71

During that period if a Catholic married a non-Catholic they had to swear to raise the kids Catholic olegramps Oct 2018 #75

Yeah, I remember that... llmart Oct 2018 #82

Well said! llmart Oct 2018 #70

"Left" is sinister & evil Crash2Parties Oct 2018 #73

It's amazing how many Christians know nothing about the Nicene creed TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #85

You show me a person who believes that a 600 year old dude built a boat by hand big enough NightWatcher Oct 2018 #4

Noah's ark! What a hoot! vlyons Oct 2018 #14

Fascinatin'. Thanx! zentrum Oct 2018 #23

Oh hell, you don't understand. They were all just mixed up in there together like one big japple Oct 2018 #26

Hope there were a lot of dung beetles to roll up the feces and push overboard vlyons Oct 2018 #65

Guess I should always remember to post the japple Oct 2018 #86

It reduced the jew's 537 rules to 10. The pagans had endless gods and stories of punishment. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #56

Religious 1,000 years ago: Get a pass. 21st century: Get a brain. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #29

Exactly, and that's the problem we're facing, isn't it? MineralMan Oct 2018 #5

EVILGELICALS!! A slug has a better functioning brain Thekaspervote Oct 2018 #7

As an Evangelical DocFwi Oct 2018 #53

Am thinking you forgot to add that UpInArms Oct 2018 #62

I feel for you. I hope you are not promoting destruction of the planet TryLogic Oct 2018 #78

They are not just Trumps lies. nt fleabiscuit Oct 2018 #87

I read a pretty good book called "The Evangelicals" Cary Oct 2018 #89

It's no mystery why evangelical Christianity is hard-wired into talk radio The_jackalope Oct 2018 #8

RW radio is the mental equivalent of Hamburger Helper. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2018 #9

Yes. H2O Man Oct 2018 #10

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2018 #11

Respect5fully disagree. H2O Man Oct 2018 #16

Neuroscientists don't psychoanalyze. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2018 #12

Very good point. H2O Man Oct 2018 #17

The series "perception" on Hulu is interesting. Star is a neuroscientist w/schizaphrenia OhNo-Really Oct 2018 #44

Less fun, more insight. LanternWaste Oct 2018 #22

THIS research started because of the Holocaust, when Hortensis Oct 2018 #38

Interesting! TryLogic Oct 2018 #79

I notice I should have said Christianity-dominated nation. Hortensis Oct 2018 #80

I always thought they were just plain stupid. I guess it takes more work to be a... JoeOtterbein Oct 2018 #15

Well it depends on what you mean by stupid. lunatica Oct 2018 #50

The people who run the evangelical/fundie churches are not gullible FakeNoose Oct 2018 #18

And, they're taught to be self-righteous about it as well. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2018 #27

Some do, some don't. I wouldn't give them that much blanketed credit. defacto7 Oct 2018 #67

20+ years of Fox News and RW radio moondust Oct 2018 #19

Books written thousands of years ago and translated in several languages are God's truth IronLionZion Oct 2018 #20

Perfect example of ignoring simple logic. defacto7 Oct 2018 #69

It's not just evangelicals. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #21

I'm a very independent thinker. I'm a Presbyterian. phylny Oct 2018 #32

Yes, the liberal Protestants, like Presbyterians PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #45

YOU are just fine :) phylny Oct 2018 #47

Curious... Which Presbyterian denomination are you part of? defacto7 Oct 2018 #72

I think religious people try to believe as much as possible. TryLogic Oct 2018 #81

Yet the bible promotes slavery and child murder and genocide. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #57

I'm not going to defend my faith here, but will say phylny Oct 2018 #60

Hey- It says what it says. I'm not adding anything that isn't there. I wouldn't tell anyone "how" to lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #63

K&R Scurrilous Oct 2018 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author prudence54 Oct 2018 #28

And this is why we need to stupid-shame them at every opportunity. backscatter712 Oct 2018 #30

I like this study because it doesn't rely on voluntary thoughts or statements or reporting. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #33

Translation: When You've Already Bought the Biggest Lie of All, DoctorJoJo Oct 2018 #34

That is why they have Sunday church services. LiberalFighter Oct 2018 #35

Their belief structure does everything upside-down. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2018 #36

Include the bending of "science" to support the cult, rather than following observation wherever it lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #58

I would like to join everyone in hitting the PANIC button apkhgp Oct 2018 #37

I think it's actually a lot simpler and more fundamental than that. k2qb3 Oct 2018 #39

Many of the DUers do believe in God FakeNoose Oct 2018 #46

It's exhausting Pepsidog Oct 2018 #40

"For Christian fundamentalists, being taught to suppress critical thinking elocs Oct 2018 #41

It's easy, when someone's entertaining one's petty hatreds sandensea Oct 2018 #42

faith based politikkks. same as reagan's faith based ekonomikkks. pansypoo53219 Oct 2018 #49

No. They believe Trump's lies because they've been rock-ribbed Republicans for decades. NeverTrumpDemocrat Oct 2018 #54

It was done by Neuroscientist Sam Harris and others. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #59

I escaped from the fundamentalists' alternative reality and programmed brain, but TryLogic Oct 2018 #76

I am so thankful to my parents for having been brought up to think things out for myself anarch Oct 2018 #77

The MSM is complicit in this! RainCaster Oct 2018 #83

"...taught to suppress critical thinking begins at a very early age." dchill Oct 2018 #84

So basically it... Snackshack Oct 2018 #88