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Atheists & Agnostics

deucemagnet

(4,549 posts) Mon Mar 12, 2018, 11:49 AM Mar 2018

The backfire effect [View all]

I just learned about the backfire effect from this post by The Oatmeal. I feel it explains a lot of the behavior of the religious in regards to atheists and atheism. (The Oatmeal post is a pretty fun read, too!)

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The backfire effect [View all] deucemagnet Mar 2018 OP

Soooo.... NeoGreen Mar 2018 #1

Thanks! deucemagnet Mar 2018 #2

Thanks, enjoyed that! mountain grammy Mar 2018 #3

You're very welcome, mg! deucemagnet Mar 2018 #4

Excellent. Voltaire2 Mar 2018 #5