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In reply to the discussion: Religious belief interferes with people's understanding of evolution (NPR) [View all]RainDog
(28,784 posts)because, again, as in the post about why people deny science, there are people who tell others false information - who lie to them.
yet, these are the same people who tell them they know how to save their souls from eternal damnation - that's a powerful motivator to deny reality.
it's psychological abuse, in a way, when you consider these religious leaders use their claim of "special knowledge" to build a following and then feed them false information.
it's like a cult.
it's sort of like some people need to be deprogrammed b/c, even tho something may have a lot of believers, that doesn't mean it's not the exact same thing as a cult when it teaches people their very lives depend on believing false information.
I hold the religious teachers responsible.