No, I Don't Get It

[poliphilo]

You grow up in a repressive, low church, stupid-headed society. You're smart enough to hate it but you can't help internalizing the values and beliefs and you don't have whatever it takes to shake 'em off- even after you've moved to a society that would encourage you in the struggle. Decades later you're still acting on stupid-headed beliefs that are unworthy of your mind. You're capable of reading books that would disabuse you of them (you've got a degree, dammit!) but you choose not to. Why? What is it you like about your chains?

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[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I've been through the experience of losing my faith. It's scary and painful.

But it's equally scary and painful to hold onto a faith when you know it doesn't really make sense. I think that's the reason believers get so angry; they're externalizing their inner conflict.