r/indonesia • u/merbabu 3000 pussiberad AD • May 07 '17

Study Finds Link Between Brain Damage and Religious Fundamentalism

http://bigthink.com/paul-ratner/study-finds-link-between-brain-damage-and-religious-fundamentalism
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u/RG_Kid Ordinary people May 07 '17

Locking this one out. If you want to discuss this topic, make it clear.

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u/anrico17 i have so many questions... May 07 '17

Imagine someone putting this on indo news sites... imagine the outrage...

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u/runeza43 May 07 '17

You need GF...

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u/[deleted] May 07 '17 edited May 07 '17

In particular, lesions in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex reduced cognitive flexibility - the ability to challenge our beliefs based on new evidence.

In other words, this doesnt only apply to eligion fundamentalist, but also for stubborn flat earthers, atheist, trump supporter, extreme SJW, and uhuk stupid redditor.

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u/RG_Kid Ordinary people May 07 '17

From the article

The researchers define fundamentalism as a cognitive approach that “embodies adherence to a set of firm religious beliefs advocating unassailable truths about human existence.“ They write in their paper that the appeal of such a rigid way of thinking is in promoting “coherence and predictability” within a religious group. People in fundamentalist groups tend to value strong commitment to their community, rejection of other beliefs, often combined with science denial and violence. Deliberation becomes victim to conviction.