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Message 7 of 48 (523868)
09-13-2009 3:34 AM

Reply to: Message 5 by Modulous
09-13-2009 3:19 AM

Social Psychology Of Groups

In order to understand religion in America, it would help to apply some Social Psychology and try and actually infiltrate a few divergent groups. It would be an interesting experiment.

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Message 16 of 48 (524000)
09-14-2009 3:53 AM

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09-13-2009 4:23 AM

Might I add

Modulous writes:

I question the wisdom, however, of worrying about the bias (I raised the bias of teachers, but anybody in the process counts) - history and science and art and English Literature suffer from it after all. Somehow a broad consensus of important facts gets agreed upon that people should know. For example: That Islam, Christianity and Judaism are "Abrahamic" religions who all believe in slightly different concepts of the same god. Key religious festivals in them etc etc.

What is important, I think, is to emphasize the point that even if everyone never agrees on the need to agree, we will either be collectively all agreeable or we won't. One or the other.

(Think outside the box. "One or the other". Key concept.)

Edited by Phat, : fixed a few things to look a little better

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Message 19 of 48 (524004)
09-14-2009 4:15 AM

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09-14-2009 4:10 AM

Re: Might I add

Phage0070 writes:

I think it is quite obvious that we are not collectively all agreeable.

The question then becomes: Does it matter if we don't all agree?

I would suggest that it can, if any one group of us or individuals within groups are affected beyond their control.

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