This is a bit of a read, but great info to know. But we already did.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.The more damaged it is, the more fundamentalist they become.
Barnie2years
Level 8
Mar 15, 2022
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My former best friend became a Trumper after getting a traumatic brain injury, so I've seen this sort of thing first hand. She became much more religious too.
Organist1
Level 8
Mar 15, 2022
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Sad.
If those scientists were to look for a link between brain damage and authoritarianism, would they find one?
yvilletom
Level 8
Mar 15, 2022
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Basically the same thing. Letting someone else run you life/thought process. An unquenchable need for a father/authoritative figure to direct your life.
I have yet to find any religious fundamentalist who displays any measure of cognitive flexibility.
anglophone
Level 9
Mar 15, 2022
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oh, gee, what a surprise
Sticks48
Level 9
Mar 15, 2022
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It's funny how religious fundamentalists always turn nasty when confronted with evidence that challenges their "sincerely held beliefs". (This includes the legislatures of Floriduh and Texass.)
@anglophone Yep, but l can tell you, when l was on the road playing all of those years, those Christian women were a randy bunch. Praise the Lord! 
Thanks for posting.
The big question is whether engaging in religious practices has the effect of causing damage to these or other parts of the brain. One might assume that religious practices were relatively benign. However, if doctrine screws people up sexually and/or socially, that can have the effect of generating sociopaths or people with abnormal sexual behaviors. When those people act out, they traumatize other religious members and that trauma may be damaging to the brain. Similarly, by inculcating hate of non-believers, the disposition to violence can also bring about traumatic events, damaging the personality and the brain.
If the relationship between religion and damage can be demonstrated with brain activity MRIs and cognitive tests, that would be very persuasive information.
racocn8
Level 9
Mar 15, 2022
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The notion that reduced functioning in the prefrontal cortex of the human brain and corresponding religious fundamentalism seems to be supported by increasing amounts of MRI evidence. The article reflects ideas that I have seen elsewhere, particularly the lack of cognitive flexibility in religious fundamentalists.
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