How many times does it need to be proved before people start to care?

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37. Dogmatism = physical buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. It's a physical reward to itself. A feedback loop.

That's why, when you suggest alternatives, or even hardcore facts, nothing makes any difference to the dogmatic. The best you can do is reveal what they are doing. Not sure that ever changes that kind of person, but at least you and others learn from the process of trying to bring a little light into that situation.

Religion often makes dogmatism worse, by getting people to believe that that buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz is "the Holy Spirit" and, then, creating whole communities of buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz addicts, to which authentic works of real Christianity are secondary to the rewards associated with them. I HAVE met some religious people who are not functioning out of brainwashing, but I'd bet the most common mode, given the things they say about "faith", is robot.

I'm not sure I can change anyone, these people have to change themselves, but at least we can be honest about what is going on and maybe even REVEAL THE PROGRAMMERS.