Those who think more analytically are less inclined to be religious believers than are those who tend to follow a gut instinct, researchers conclude.
In other breaking news, scientists have confirmed that 2+2 equals 4.
DarkHelmet, are you saying I'm not an analytical thinker?
Actually, I'll use my analytical thinking skills, and note that the assertion that those "who think more analystically are less inclined to be religious believers" doesn't mean that no religious believers are analytical thinkers, so the possibility exists that I might be one of the exceptions to the general rule.
KevinSim wrote:DarkHelmet, are you saying I'm not an analytical thinker?
Actually, I'll use my analytical thinking skills, and note that the assertion that those "who think more analystically are less inclined to be religious believers" doesn't mean that no religious believers are analytical thinkers, so the possibility exists that I might be one of the exceptions to the general rule.
I suspect your strategy on this board is to continually misrepresent what people say.
zeezrom wrote:Last night, my wife and I were watching a documentary and the phrase "The truth shall set you free." was stated. She leaned over and said with a smile, "except in Mormonism."
You know, this is interesting. In the true confines of the religion, truth actually imprisons a person. You become stuck between your new ideas and the traditions of your fathers and mothers. You take a huge step when deciding to follow the truth. It comes at great price. A pearl, you might say... Is the truth worth the cost?
KevinSim wrote:DarkHelmet, are you saying I'm not an analytical thinker?
Actually, I'll use my analytical thinking skills, and note that the assertion that those "who think more analystically are less inclined to be religious believers" doesn't mean that no religious believers are analytical thinkers, so the possibility exists that I might be one of the exceptions to the general rule.
Maybe you should think about it. Unless you want to stay a believer, then you should pray about it.
KevinSim wrote:DarkHelmet, are you saying I'm not an analytical thinker?
Actually, I'll use my analytical thinking skills, and note that the assertion that those "who think more analystically are less inclined to be religious believers" doesn't mean that no religious believers are analytical thinkers, so the possibility exists that I might be one of the exceptions to the general rule.
That's true. But it also is true per the study that time spent in vigorous analytical thought, even unrelated to faith, makes the faith of believers weaker.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
zeezrom wrote:Last night, my wife and I were watching a documentary and the phrase "The truth shall set you free." was stated. She leaned over and said with a smile, "except in Mormonism."
You know, this is interesting. In the true confines of the religion, truth actually imprisons a person. You become stuck between your new ideas and the traditions of your fathers and mothers. You take a huge step when deciding to follow the truth. It comes at great price. A pearl, you might say... Is the truth worth the cost?
Yeah, Mormonism is stuck in a moment that it finds very difficult to get out of. It is a 19th Century creation that has shucked off a few of those now antiquated notions (e.g., ban on the priesthood for blacks, even though clinging to the notion that it was correct for the 140+ years it imposed that ban and to the scriptures on which based, curse of cain crap, darker and lighter skin distinctions of righteousness, and all that). It buried its past, which like a zombie has crept out of its grave and is now chasing the LDS Church. If you can keep thinking 19th Century, you'll fit right in with Mormonism's hokie notions.
