(May 19, 2025 at 6:19 am)Alan V Wrote:(May 19, 2025 at 5:40 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: In all fairness, I don't know why religionists insist on dragging science - and more often pseudo science - into their beliefs. They could simply say, 'It's all magic' and go off and have a nice brunch.
Boru
Cognitive dissonance.
I lean more towards ‘desperation’. Deep in their collective heart of hearts, they know that their beliefs are on shaky ground. In their mumbling, fumbling way, they need science to legitimize those beliefs.
So far, it’s been an epic fail.
Boru
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