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What is ironic is that I have seen a certain "anti-creationist" here on this board with the same traits. Anyway , I have been searching for a term to characterize these people and this works to a certain extent:


The practice or act of intentional and blatant avoidance, disregard or disagreement with facts, empirical evidence and well-founded arguements because they oppose or contradict your own existing personal beliefs.

This practice is most commonly found in the political or religious ideologies of "conservative" Americans.

Many times it is practiced due to laziness--people not wanting to have to do the work to rethink their opinions, the fear of the unknown, the fear of being wrong, or sometimes simply close-mindedness.



Then Julie said, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just not what the Bible says."

Or, "It's not that I don't believe you, it's just not what the government says."

[RufusW]

Uh Oh...

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Can anyone understand what this reviewer is saying?

"The term "religious spirit" seems innocuous enough to many believers and non-believers. But the theogically trained contributors to "Freedom From the Religious Spirit" consider the term antithetical to true religion. According to this interprettion, religious spirit is all about the form and nothing of the substance of true spirituality. It encourages pride and arrogance rather than submission to God's will in humility. It encourages an empty devotion to ritual and perfectionistic ideals that have nothing to do with real service to others.

The contributing writers give plenty of biblical support for their attack on religious spirit. Jesus condemned the Pharisees whose words seemed to Jesus to laud God while their deeds denied him. The book cautions against being so impressed with the outward forms and traditions and other manifestations of religious spirit that the real humanistic concerns of faith are diminished or ignored altogether. "

[E_athlete]

You have to understand that being proven wrong no matter what the case is seen as a demonstration of low value. This is why you shouldn't apologize even if you are wrong because if you do the other person will instinctively see you as the person with lower value. Does this make sense? It's very counter-intuitive.

[Nowhere Man]

Ironic indeed. Here's a good example:

http://forums.eslcafe.com/korea/viewtopic.php?t=118563&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=75

(Not sure why my previous post was removed. If there's something wrong with this post, then this whole thread should be removed.)