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Can Christians Be Converted To Reason?
You're right. Nothing is impossible. I meant to say NEAR impossible. And I say near impossible because the analogy to drug addiction doesn't translate perfectly. If a person is addicted to drugs, the solution is simply to get them to stop using drugs. There is a biochemical basis for how they feel about drugs, and what drugs do to addicts. Heroine addicts, for example, are 'cured' by taking heroine analogs that mimic the molecular structure of heroine so the body doesn't go through painful, or even lethal withdrawal.
For religious people however, religion often begins at birth. It is a philosophy that they have been raised on, and base their life and existence on. To stop believing in that philosophy shatters their concept of morality, life, and death. Not to mention that many will be left confused about the existence of life or the universe. So it takes a lot of courage and intellect to shed dogma.
Factor in the fact that people would rather stick with what's comfortable rather than go through an existential crisis, and the fact that older people simply don't like changing their minds, and we've got ourselves a damn near impossible mission.
Posted 27 Apr 08 in The Church Of LOTU
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Bilingualism delays onset of dementia
Learning Chinese now isn't nearly as easy as when your brain is fresh
Posted 15 May 07 in General Conversation
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