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Tom Brosz — 10/4/2005 11:34:28 PM (archived)

What psychological need drives a person to WANT to believe the world is ruled by all-powerful and inescapable evil? And believe me, to hold to these beliefs in the face of all the data is only possible if one really wants it to be true.

I can understand people finding comfort in religions that teach that a benevolent force is working for the good in all things. What kind of thought process is served by people who believe the opposite?

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London Bombings carried out by MI6 Agent - Lindy - 10/3/2005 11:06:36 PM
- Mere fairy tales. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 10/6/2005 4:15:51 PM
- Cheese alert: "...former USDA federal agent..." (n/t) - Alan G. Archer - 10/3/2005 11:33:16 PM
  - USDA federal agents - Lindy - 10/4/2005 2:55:41 PM
    - The only spies that I knew about in the - David F Mayer - 10/6/2005 4:18:13 PM
    - "This is not a conspiracy theory"????? - Tony - 10/4/2005 3:11:48 PM
- can someone move this to OT? (n/t) - DL - 10/3/2005 11:32:37 PM
  - Thinking about it... - Fox, as Moderator - 10/4/2005 2:11:40 AM
    - A day later - DL - 10/4/2005 3:33:41 PM
      - FYI, re: a day later - Fox, as Moderator - 10/5/2005 1:12:26 AM
      - re: A day later - FrankC - 10/4/2005 4:24:47 PM
        
        respectfully, Frank - DL - 10/4/2005 9:42:03 PM
        
        The Quality of Mercy is not Strain'd - FrankC - 10/4/2005 10:49:58 PM
        
        It is kind of interesting... - Tom Brosz - 10/4/2005 11:34:28 PM
        
        Politics has become the perfect playground for immorality - Lindy - 10/6/2005 3:05:06 AM
        
        You tell me (n/t) - alcaray - 10/5/2005 3:57:40 PM
        
        In God we trust - Lindy - 10/4/2005 5:11:30 PM
    - re: Thinking about it... - DL - 10/4/2005 4:22:24 AM

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