The backfire effect

[deucemagnet]

I just learned about the backfire effect from this post by The Oatmeal. I feel it explains a lot of the behavior of the religious in regards to atheists and atheism. (The Oatmeal post is a pretty fun read, too!)

[NeoGreen]

1. Soooo....

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....I have to think long and deep about how 1+3 = Tacos?



I like tacos, so 'meh' and 'ok I'm in'...Tacos it is all the way


(good post by the way)

[deucemagnet]

2. Thanks!

I'm surprised that I've never heard of this before, nor have I seen it discussed on DU.
And, for some reason, now I want tacos.

[mountain grammy]

3. Thanks, enjoyed that!

but now I want tacos.

[deucemagnet]

4. You're very welcome, mg!

And it's only a short wait until Taco Tuesday!

[Voltaire2]

5. Excellent.