RE: Question For Fellow Atheists...
January 8, 2017 at 6:57 am
(This post was last modified: January 8, 2017 at 6:59 am by robvalue.)
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I think some people are naturally sceptical and are constantly questioning things, and some people are comfortable taking things as they are presented. If you're in the former category, it's going to take a lot of very aggressive indoctrination to subdue you enough so that you don't think your way out of it.
The thing is, there are probably millions of atheists worldwide who have no option but to pretend to be religious theists, because of the consequences they will suffer if they don't.
I've noticed some people are very suggestible, and vulnerable to logical fallacies and confirmation bias. This makes them perfect prey for religion. I'm sure there are evolutionary reasons for this, because it's historically been of some benefit to "go with the flow".
I think some people are naturally sceptical and are constantly questioning things, and some people are comfortable taking things as they are presented. If you're in the former category, it's going to take a lot of very aggressive indoctrination to subdue you enough so that you don't think your way out of it.
The thing is, there are probably millions of atheists worldwide who have no option but to pretend to be religious theists, because of the consequences they will suffer if they don't.
I've noticed some people are very suggestible, and vulnerable to logical fallacies and confirmation bias. This makes them perfect prey for religion. I'm sure there are evolutionary reasons for this, because it's historically been of some benefit to "go with the flow".
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