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Religion discourages logical thinking, because such thinking might show the contradictions and inconsistencies of the religion itself. Logical thinking would also point out the sheer absurdity of the religions premises. Irrationality must be practiced in order to wear down the believers natural tendency toward questioning. Religion often has this take the form of rituals, group prayers, and misinterpretation of events to imagine divine intervention. Logical thinking is a clear threat to religion. If directed at oneself it may cause self-disinfection, thereby dealing a severe blow to the mind-virus. It may also uncover unhealthy impulses such as for narcissism or self-aggrandizement or perverse hypocrisy that the religion mind-virus is exploiting to exert control. From The Mind Virus Religion
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 08:19:22 +0000

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