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Atman

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1. I'd post this on Facebook...

Reply to Better Believe It (Original post)

Fri Apr 27, 2012, 11:36 PM

Apr 2012

...but I'd lose half my friends. Then again, probably not, because they'd have to think about it.

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Los Angeles Times: Thinking can undermine religious faith, study finds [View all] Better Believe It Apr 2012 OP

I'd post this on Facebook... Atman Apr 2012 #1

Bwahaha... a la izquierda Apr 2012 #28

K&R! Interesting article. Great minds, LOL. Rhiannon12866 Apr 2012 #2

The right has the same problem in politics johnd83 Apr 2012 #3

It's a NO BRAINER. penndragon69 Apr 2012 #4

Or, You Are More Likely To Be a Pagan AnnieBW Apr 2012 #5

I remember some time back a class that taught kids the difference between brewens Apr 2012 #6

analytical thinking requires freedom from restraints....nothing can limit the levels of Humanity opihimoimoi Apr 2012 #7

That is unless ProSense Apr 2012 #8

kick n/t RainDog Apr 2012 #9

re: Los Angeles Times: Thinking can undermine religious faith, study finds allan01 Apr 2012 #10

... Union Scribe Apr 2012 #11

i do not hate you my fellow DUer. chknltl Apr 2012 #12

The L.A.Times has sucked for years. U4ikLefty Apr 2012 #13

So which corporate owned newspapers don't "suck" and do you read, if any? Better Believe It Apr 2012 #20

So you agree that they suck? U4ikLefty Apr 2012 #39

Define "suck" and do all of the articles that appear in the L.A. Times "suck"? Better Believe It Apr 2012 #40

If I wanted the corporate slant on current events in L.A. I'll read the Times. U4ikLefty Apr 2012 #41

I could stop reading any and all articles that appear in capitalist owned mass media. Better Believe It Apr 2012 #43

So you are arguing for the hell of it? U4ikLefty Apr 2012 #44

No. I'm just wondering if one can avoid capitalist indoctrination while reading the mass media. Better Believe It Apr 2012 #45

I guess that article struck a nerve. obxhead Apr 2012 #36

Nope, just dislike the L.A. Times, U4ikLefty Apr 2012 #38

This study is nonsensical on so many levels. AdHocSolver Apr 2012 #14

Actually there's been a lot of study done on the two systems of processing information Bolo Boffin Apr 2012 #17

Did your gut reaction or conscious reasoning lead you to misunderstand what I said? AdHocSolver Apr 2012 #31

I didn't misunderstand what you said. Bolo Boffin Apr 2012 #37

Its kind of a funny headline, no? BootinUp Apr 2012 #15

Reading a great book that talks a lot about this. Bolo Boffin Apr 2012 #16

I'm calling BS on this. Initech Apr 2012 #18

As much as I understand this, the LA Times article is overstating what the study shows. Bolo Boffin Apr 2012 #19

Book smart is not logic sMart. Many PhDs fall for scams! Logical Apr 2012 #21

Well, if two PH.D's believe God built the Earth that proves I must be wrong! Better Believe It Apr 2012 #23

All PhDs are not equal. MineralMan Apr 2012 #24

I am in complete agreement siligut Apr 2012 #25

I'm calling BS on your BS call Taitertots Apr 2012 #26

"Smart" and "being able to think" are pretty damned synonymous, don't ya think? Zalatix Apr 2012 #46

Who ever said "being able to think"? Taitertots Apr 2012 #49

When I have spoken to both fundamentalist Christians and fundamentalist Muslims, woo me with science Apr 2012 #22

This does not seem to be that complicated vanlassie Apr 2012 #27

Fascinating, but how to explain the Jesuits? Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #29

It was Jesuits who taught me not to believe everything I think. vanlassie Apr 2012 #30

Thank you Professor Obvious! BadGimp Apr 2012 #32

lol Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #34

yep. most western religions require a belief that a god is listening Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #33

"Most western religions"? How about ALL major religions? Quantess Apr 2012 #42

There are some nature/earth based ones that don't seem to involve begging a god for stuff Liberal_in_LA Apr 2012 #50

I appreciate those! Quantess Apr 2012 #51

Belief gets in the way of thinking. hobbit709 Apr 2012 #35

Belief based on "faith" rather than facts does get in the way of reality. Better Believe It Apr 2012 #47

So this is why you keep showering us with Obama-bashing articles Bolo Boffin Apr 2012 #48