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Archetypist

(218 posts) Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:09 PM Nov 2020

Republicans believing in invisible things

A greater share of Republicans are religious i.e. believe in invisible things (compared with the left) so why do they have such a hard time believing Covid is real and deadly, or that the earth is round?

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Republicans believing in invisible things (Original Post) Archetypist Nov 2020 OP

Inconvenience zipplewrath Nov 2020 #1

selfishness Archetypist Nov 2020 #7

I know right? Shermann Nov 2020 #2

Good questions. Irrationality is big with that crowd. brush Nov 2020 #3

They are a cult of deniers Chainfire Nov 2020 #4

Because the invisible things they believe in will protect them from the invisible things they don't unblock Nov 2020 #5

Like the right to vote? Or human decency? Cartaphelius Nov 2020 #6

They only believe in convenient things spinbaby Nov 2020 #8

zipplewrath

(16,646 posts)

1. Inconvenience

Reply to Archetypist (Original post)

Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:21 PM

Nov 2020

Because "believing" in Covid would inconvenience them, unlike their religious beliefs that can be formed to their advantage.

Archetypist

(218 posts)

7. selfishness

Reply to zipplewrath (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 14, 2020, 06:35 PM

Nov 2020

is at the root of it, I think

Shermann

(7,399 posts)

2. I know right?

Reply to Archetypist (Original post)

Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:21 PM

Nov 2020

Earth was whipped up in a few days - YUP
A guy with horns wearing red spandex pokes you in the butt with a pitchfork when you are bad - YUP
Arc-angels freaking whizzing around in the air - YUP

Marijuana isn't harmful - WE NEED TO STUDY THIS MORE
Anthropogenic climate change - TEE HEE!
Masks help prevent the spread of Covid - NOT WHAT FAUCI SAID!

I don't think it's any coincidence that carnival-barker Trump was able to get his message to resonate with this group.

brush

(53,743 posts)

3. Good questions. Irrationality is big with that crowd.

Reply to Archetypist (Original post)

Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:21 PM

Nov 2020

It pairs well with trump and his followers.

Chainfire

(17,471 posts)

4. They are a cult of deniers

Reply to Archetypist (Original post)

Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:23 PM

Nov 2020

They deny climate change, they deny Covid, they deny the election results. It is a totally negative outlook on life. It is easier for them to believe the fantastic lie than the mundane truth.

unblock

(52,123 posts)

5. Because the invisible things they believe in will protect them from the invisible things they don't

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Sat Nov 14, 2020, 03:28 PM

Nov 2020

Cartaphelius

(868 posts)

6. Like the right to vote? Or human decency?

Reply to Archetypist (Original post)

Sat Nov 14, 2020, 04:09 PM

Nov 2020

checking for a republican neighbor...

spinbaby

(15,088 posts)

8. They only believe in convenient things

Reply to Archetypist (Original post)

Sat Nov 14, 2020, 08:01 PM

Nov 2020

If it fits their world view, they believe it.

Oddly, I was thinking of my brother today and how he believed things.

He believed in the power of positive thinking.
He believed in prayer.
He believed in climbing corporate ladders and dressing for success.
He believed in hard work and bootstraps and self sufficiency.
He believed in pyramid marketing schemes.
He believed in vitamins sold by pyramid marketing schemes.
He died too young, unemployed and broke.

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