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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah
Well, my point was more this, that, since the dawn of time people pick and choose which guru they are going to follow, and it's just a matter of how many others agree with what you are into.
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It depends a bit on where you were .. In this country - back in the day, you were born into religion. Sure, there was some picking and choosing, but not to the extent that there is today simply because the rate of information exchange is like a billion times more relevant. New ideas to choose from are a click away whereas back in the day, they could be miles and miles away.
Now, there are ideas existing that are not
actually religions, but they behave much like them. Belief in conspiracy theories, power bracelets, electrosensitivity, The Law of Attraction (& "The Secret") ..
These false ideas are out there, ready to infect brains. A lot of people seem to accept them unquestioningly. Do people not care that they may pollute their minds with false beliefs?
I think they should teach kids in school the benefits of believing in stuff that's real and also teach them critical thinking.