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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
QAnon plugs into the same socket of the brain that religion plugs into. Remove QAnon and religion, and people will find something else that fits that socket. Cults, nationalism, political movements of every stripe.
When under stress, many people look for simple answers to complex problems. We embrace narratives with heroes and villains, and champion facts that support those narratives while ignoring or casting suspicion on facts that get in the way. We demonstrate loyalty to our allies in the in-group and shame and denounce the out-group.
We’ve proven we don’t need religion for any of that stuff.
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Sure, but we also don't need to give them preferential treatment by way of a separate school system, tax breaks and an historically outsized influence on government policy.