Saturday, January 15, 2005
A Stupid Study...
...that treats people of faith as less than human.
"The study could help to reveal how faith is represented in the brain. Other projects will look into the conditions that make people susceptible to strong yet irrational beliefs, such as the age people are exposed to certain ideas and the frequency with which religious messages are reinforced."
"One of the fundamental reasons why religious beliefs have to be taken seriously is that they are potentially very dangerous... "
I guess eventually religious faith will be called a mental disorder and treated medically with drugs (antireligics?) and counciling, "Hi, My name is Bob and I'm a recovering believer..."
It's not religious belief that is dangerous but being taught, from childhood, to hate another group of people just because they're different.
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"The study could help to reveal how faith is represented in the brain. Other projects will look into the conditions that make people susceptible to strong yet irrational beliefs, such as the age people are exposed to certain ideas and the frequency with which religious messages are reinforced."
"One of the fundamental reasons why religious beliefs have to be taken seriously is that they are potentially very dangerous... "
I guess eventually religious faith will be called a mental disorder and treated medically with drugs (antireligics?) and counciling, "Hi, My name is Bob and I'm a recovering believer..."
It's not religious belief that is dangerous but being taught, from childhood, to hate another group of people just because they're different.
# posted by Joe Florida @ 6:36 PM 
