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Re:Why Are There So Many Rationalist Cults? by wussboy on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @08:37PM (#44883399)
Hard disagree. People use rationality to support the beliefs they already have, not to change those beliefs. The internet allows everyone to find something that supports anything.

I do it. You do it. I think a fascinating litmus test is asking yourself this question: “When did I last change my mind about something significant?” For most people the answer is “never”. If we lived in the world you described, most people’s answers would be “relatively recently”.

Re:Why Are There So Many Rationalist Cults? by BlueTemplar on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @04:52AM (#44886103)
Why wouldn't this phenomenon start with writing itself (supercharged with the printing press), heck, even with oral myths ?