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Religious people 'cling to certain beliefs'.
The Daily Mail ^ | 7/28/17 | PHOEBE WESTON

Posted on 07/28/2017 4:18:32 PM PDT by NYAmerican

Religious people's minds are dominated by emotion and not analytical thinking which makes them cling to their views - even when evidence proves them wrong - a study claims. Such 'Emotional resonance' can make individuals hold on to their faith. Meanwhile, militant atheists are completely negative about religion because they have analytical brains, according to researchers.

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KEYWORDS: atheism; faith; religion
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To: NYAmerican

Same could be said for the climate change disiples.


21 posted on 07/28/2017 4:40:05 PM PDT by TruthWillWin (The problem wiath socialists is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
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To: NYAmerican
Religious People:

They have it nbackwards again.

These behavioral characteristics apply more to liberals than the religious people I know.

22 posted on 07/28/2017 4:40:10 PM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler (We were Trumpin' before Trumpin' was cool.....)
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To: NYAmerican

Hmm this again? One doesn’t have to look far to see Mao or Stalin or maybe Pol Pot as analytical atheists but I won’t get emotional over this.


23 posted on 07/28/2017 4:40:34 PM PDT by Karliner (Jeremiah29:11,Romans8:28 Isa 17, Damascus has fallen)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Liberals cling to certain beliefs
Axe murderers cling to certain beliefs
Nazis cling to certain beliefs
Moonbats cling to certain beliefs
Ragheads cling to certain beliefs
RATagandists cling to certain beliefs
Faggots cling to certain beliefs
Other child molesters cling to certain beliefs


24 posted on 07/28/2017 4:41:20 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs and RINOs...same thing)
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To: Popman

“Why would I read such a stupid article...?”

I’d suggest reading it to remain aware of the actions and thoughts of those who seek to destroy us.


25 posted on 07/28/2017 4:42:31 PM PDT by NYAmerican
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To: NYAmerican
Religious people's minds are dominated by emotion and not analytical thinking which makes them cling to their views - even when evidence proves them wrong - a study claims.

Unlike leftist atheists, huh?

26 posted on 07/28/2017 4:42:34 PM PDT by Maceman (Let's ban Muslims temporarily -- just until non-Muslims can freely practice their religions in Mecca)
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To: NYAmerican

I’ll match my degrees and licenses including in math, physics, engineering, and other thing against this morons’s any day. And Chist is my Lord and Saviour.

What a jerk.


27 posted on 07/28/2017 4:42:56 PM PDT by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: NYAmerican
a study claims

???

Religious people's minds are dominated by emotion and not analytical thinking

I'm not necessarily religious, but I'm a born-again spirit-filled Christian and I am completely analytical. This stupid "study" is b/s.

However, from my experience, especially recently, Leftist people are incredibly irrational and emotional. The fact is the Left cannot hold a cogent argument for why they believe what they believe. They lose a rational debate in the forum of ideas every time.

This is more Lying Leftist attempt to project their own psycho-delusional state on the Christian Right.

The Lying Left. If you're a lying leftist you lie. It's what you do.

28 posted on 07/28/2017 4:44:44 PM PDT by Jim W N
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To: piytar

Christ. Sigh.


29 posted on 07/28/2017 4:45:16 PM PDT by piytar (http://www.truthrevolt.org/videos/bill-whittle-number-one-bullet)
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To: NYAmerican

Well, I’m an atheist Trump supporter, so... I don’t know what they’d make of me.


30 posted on 07/28/2017 4:53:56 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady
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To: NYAmerican

Bookmark


31 posted on 07/28/2017 4:54:19 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: pcottraux

Short of ten seconds and these hysterical, emotional troglodytes are screaming at you that you’re a superstitious, witch-hunting, Nazi cult-member!

to be fair, the same judgmentalism occurs on sites like this if one questions accepted religious dogma...


32 posted on 07/28/2017 4:57:09 PM PDT by IrishBrigade
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To: NYAmerican

I’ve yet to meet an atheist who could deal with an honest discussion of God, the universe and the scientific method. Their usual response when we’re just a little bit in has consistently been some variation of, “Oh, I don’t want to talk about it.”

Not very persuasive.


33 posted on 07/28/2017 5:00:55 PM PDT by onedoug ( KEK)
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To: NYAmerican

The researchers are first class idiots!


34 posted on 07/28/2017 5:02:33 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country.)
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To: IrishBrigade

True, but I find it especially hypocritical of people who pride themselves on logic, reason, and emotionally-detached analysis.


35 posted on 07/28/2017 5:06:31 PM PDT by pcottraux ( depthsofpentecost.com)
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To: NYAmerican

Blessed are those who believe without seeing.


36 posted on 07/28/2017 5:06:57 PM PDT by rwa265
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To: Gen.Blather

Compare the list of Christian and Jewish Nobel Laureates with Muzzies and you will see who the enlightened people are.


37 posted on 07/28/2017 5:23:16 PM PDT by wjcsux (The hyperventilating of the left means we are winning! (Tagline courtesy of Laz.))
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To: NYAmerican

What junk. I have been a Christian for 45 years and am very analytical. Bachelor degree in electrical engineering and associate arts degree in chemical technology.


38 posted on 07/28/2017 5:30:42 PM PDT by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless, indisputable clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: NYAmerican
Atheists (as distinct from agnostics) very often start from an unproven premise of dogmatic deterministic materialism.

It's simply a presupposition. Unproven and unprovable.

39 posted on 07/28/2017 5:39:48 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. " - Proverbs 3:5)
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To: NYAmerican
Atheists (as distinct from agnostics) very often start from an unproven premise of dogmatic deterministic materialism.

It's simply a presupposition. Unproven and unprovable.

40 posted on 07/28/2017 5:42:43 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. " - Proverbs 3:5)
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