A fair question. Nomomo is an infrequent, low-content poster who throws down angry OPs, and then doesn't really discuss much from there. Most often, his OPs are rants against right-wing politics, often Trump, and religion is a part of that political conversation. And so I'm responding to Nomomo's post as an installment within a broader dialogue he's having with the board in his unique, fragmented way.msnobody wrote:What the heck has Trump got to do with it?
As an example to Nomomo's religion and Trump intersection, see this post:
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And so I'm analyzing Nomomo's thoughts here as part of his own bigger picture, and in this case, he's being counter productive to his stand against right-wing poltiics.Why Are Mormons More Asininely Stupid than Catholics? 46% of Latter-day Saints believe the “Big Lie” while among Catholics only 35% believe the "Big Lie".
Yes, technically, believing in resurrection and Eternal life is silly; unfortunately, it's far more silly than believing in Trump -- the odds of Trump making America great again are substantially higher than the odds of a Christian heaven, and it's probably by a long shot. Same for the odds of a rigged election. What Nomomo needs to understand is that there are certain cultural norms and beliefs that even if wrong, aren't easy to get past. If he were born into a Christian household, he's most likely to be Christian. If I were born in 2000 BC Egypt, I'd be worshipping the Egyptian gods like everyone else. Very intelligent good people will reflect their cultural heritage, even if it's packed with nonsense from a factual point of view.
You can't really fault people too much for their well-established cultural heritage.