Why do Intelligent People still Believe in Religion? 12: Using the psychological mechanisms

This series is not meant to give excuses but to help us figure out the problems we as skeptics face so we can hopefully come up with strategies to help free people from their addiction to religion.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• religion
• atheism
• stupid
• intelligent
• psychological
• mechanisms
• mental
• constructs
• scientific
• method

[CivilNL]

Why was there a Vampire: The Masquerade screen-shot in there?

[anubis2814]

@CivilNL I don't remember, I made this video over a year ago.

[The3nlightened0ne]

@anubis2814 You'd make a very enchanting philosophy/science teacher!

[anubis2814]

@The3nlightened0ne I think my microbiology students think so.

[11ryan23]

Nicely said and done! I love the banners and signs that you place in your video because they are so strikingly smart. I think that intelligent people still believe in religion, because they want social acceptance, and churches is one of their ways to get it. I've seen intelligent people who joined different churches just to get noticed, of course there is also a thing call FREEMEAL!

[aboyborninjune]

1:35 Sex = Fun

Was that on purpose? :P

[1009541074brb]

@J95X3RNVY men are more likely to take on more dangerous jobs. eg. mining.

[J95X3RNVY]

@1009541074brb

Studies have shown that men are more likely to be addicted to drugs that'll kill them. (This, of course, is because of the environment in which we live)

[1009541074brb]

studies show that female lives longer than males.

[pseudoprodigy]

You believe in Evolution, I believe in Devolution. Like your inability to make a sound argument or how you mock religion for converting people but your just as guilty. how about Agree to Disagree.

[LearnerChess]

Well said. Glad to see you got back on track.

[CivilNL]

@anubis2814 Wow quick replies, no worries i realized you were talking about escape mechanisms about 2 seconds after i pressed post.