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Politics : The Trump Presidency
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To: i-node who wrote (76144)6/7/2018 3:33:24 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (4) of 357940
 
and almost half of Democrats continue to religious in one form or another

The NYT had a very interesting piece the other day about religion that gave me an insight that had not previously occurred to me. It was about the suspension of disbelief, which we all practice when we, say, watch disaster movies. Given that a religious community provides some social and economic benefit, more in some places than in others, one could practice a religion (a lite version, not fundamentalist) via simple suspension of disbelief, and get the benefits of the community. I would think that process adequate to facilitate a continuing religious engagement concurrent with being a Democrat and/or a scientist.

The article had other things of interest. I recommend it. nytimes.com

Nothing in there, however, to explain "a fallen liberal who did so out of newfound appreciation for science over religion" given that it requires a change of direction, particularly a "mugging," not just having a different temperament or having developed in a different way.
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