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Originally Posted by Wastedyouth
How can any person of even low intelligence believe this. It boggles my mind.
It has to be some kind of persecution type syndrome where they have to believe outlandish things to explain why their lives are not going the way they want?
I ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. The psychology behind this is beyond my comprehension.
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It's a bit easier to comprehend how they can believe absurdities once you realize there is a link between Christianity and support for QAnon.
Washington Post research finds identification with QAnon, Christian nationalism, Donald Trump and anti-Semitism are tightly linked. (open in incognito to read the article)
NPR article on how "QAnon Conspiracy Is Spreading In Christian Communities Across The U.S.".
CNN, "How QAnon uses religion to lure unsuspecting Christians".
With many Christians (not all and certainly none of the ones on CP), you already have a group completely willing to accept an alternate reality where there is a three-in-one omnipotent being in control of the universe, there are angels, demons, a devil, virgin birth, etc. etc. If you don't believe their message, you go to hell. They're somehow the chosen ones because they believe in a guy even though they believe in him based on the time and place of their birth, but they just ignore that. And perhaps most important of all, they believe in the ultimate conspiracy theory - that Jesus (or God, but they're the same?) is going to come back to earth and somehow cleanse it. It's just so obviously ridiculous, but they're indoctrinated from birth in many cases so I guess they've had the chip activated in their head where they can accept the absurd. That leaves them wide open for manipulation...enter Q.