Why You Might Have to Choose Between Science and Faith

[cbayer]

33. Do you have any data to back up that it is a "bad thing" or is that just part

of your belief system? Because if you don't, then you are doing exactly what you accuse others of.

Defense mechanisms can serve many purposes and can often be useful or even allow someone to survive what might otherwise be a an unsurvivable situation.

OTOH, rigidity as is displayed in your post can lead to an inability to be flexible when the situation demands it.

That is the problem with dogma.

I promise you that you compartmentalize all the time, as well as experience cognitive dissonance and intellectual dishonesty. And I guarantee you that you experienced a great deal of childhood indoctrination.

But it's always easier to see it in others.

Your beliefs, at least when it comes to religion, are about the most rigid I have seen in these parts. Others tell you that as well, but your own defense mechanisms prevent you from seeing it. You could start by dropping the repetitive use of the same phrases over and over again and try to explain things from your own perspective.

I'd much, much rather live in a world of Kirks, and thankfully I do.