Yep. Add brain damage - How Religious Fundamentalism Hijacks the Brain
"Blind ideology, the same thing..."
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Bobby Azarian Ph.D. Mind In The Machine
"For real? Scientists have established a link between religious fundamentalism and brain damage [...] study published in the journal Neuropsychologia has shown that religious fundamentalism is, in part, the result of a functional impairment in a brain region known as the prefrontal cortex. The findings suggest that damage to particular areas of the prefrontal cortex indirectly promotes religious fundamentalism by diminishing cognitive flexibility and openness—a psychology term that describes a personality trait which involves dimensions like curiosity, creativity, and open-mindedness."
Fundamentalist ideologies act like mental parasites.
Posted Oct 10, 2018
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In moderation, religious and spiritual practices can be great for a person’s life and mental well-being. But religious fundamentalism—which refers to the belief in the absolute authority of a religious text or leaders—is almost never good for an individual. This is primarily because fundamentalism discourages any logical reasoning or scientific evidence that challenges its scripture, making it inherently maladaptive.
Dale C, Why fear is more prevalent — and powerful — among conservatives
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FIX: Are you saying there are differences in the actual brains of liberals and conservatives?
WESTEN: Oh yes. The magnitude of the difference is not enormous, but it is not small either. There was a longitudinal study that followed kids from the time they were very young. The researchers had them rated by preschool teachers and parents on all kinds of measures. They found that based on the ratings of their teachers on things like level of general anxiety, you could actually predict which kids were going to end up more conservative or liberal. Higher anxiety in preschool predicted a tendency toward conservatism in the 20s and 30s, and the differences were pretty substantial, too. https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=139663627
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