LINK Scientists establish link between religious fundamentalism and brain damage - Alternet.org
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Religious beliefs can be thought of as socially transmitted mental representations that consist of supernatural events and entities assumed to be real. Religious beliefs differ from empirical beliefs, which are based on how the world appears to be and are updated as new evidence accumulates or when new theories with better predictive power emerge. On the other hand, religious beliefs are not usually updated in response to new evidence or scientific explanations, and are therefore strongly associated with conservatism. They are fixed and rigid, which helps promote predictability and coherence to the rules of society among individuals within the group.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Once again, Science confirms what is obvious to all.
KafkaesqueLife
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Aug 6, 2022
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I wonder if the world order organizations will do a study on a link of nationalism and brain damage. Forget about it, the owners, the real owners have the Government Gods in their back pocket. Vast majority have mushrooms brains , they are kept in the dark and feed on bull shit.
Castlepaloma
Level 8
July 31, 2022
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WoW!!!
Is that a No brainier, or what!!!
You can not full science or Mother Nature for very long anymore!!!
of-the-mountain
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July 30, 2022
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I would like to see more information about the study, like its published title, authors names, their qualifications, etc. Notwithstanding the lack of information, the inflexibility of mind demonstrated by religious fundamentalists does imply some sort of cognitive defect.
Flyingsaucesir
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July 30, 2022
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Follow the link.
@MerlinZap OK..Jordan Grafman of Northwestern University— I read it too fast the 1st time 
Not surprising, but it seems like the most common reason people are fundies is that they were raised that way by their parents, who were also fundies.
TomMcGiverin
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July 30, 2022
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Abusive parents can cause brain damage. One of my close friends serves as an example of this.
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