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Re:Why Are There So Many Rationalist Cults? by ponector on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @12:24PM (#44878480)
I my experience, religious people are perfectly fine with contradicted worldview.

Like christians are very flexible in following 10 commandments, always been.

Re:Why Are There So Many Rationalist Cults? by BalinKing on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @01:23PM (#44879349)
That example isn’t a contradictory worldview though, just “people being people, and therefore failing to be as good as the ideal they claim to strive for.”
Re:Why Are There So Many Rationalist Cults? by scns on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @05:35PM (#44882060)
Being fine with cognitive dissonance would be a prerequisite for holding religious beliefs i'd say.