"Mike Schilling" wrote in message
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Groupthink members see themselves as part of an in-group working
against an outgroup opposed to their goals. You can tell if a group
suffers from groupthink if it:

1. Overestimates its invulnerability or high moral stance,

2. Collectively rationalizes the decisions it makes,

3. Demonizes or stereotypes outgroups and their leaders,

4. Has a culture of uniformity where individuals censor themselves and
others so that the facade of group unanimity is maintained, and

5. Contains members who take it upon themselves to protect the group
leader by keeping information, theirs or other group members', from the
leader.

Wow, SOT quoting Card criticizing the Christian Right.



You can say anything about a 'group' you want -- even if it's invalid. What
'science' does is search for the truth. It may get stuck in a rut on a wrong
'back-road' once in a while, but it manages to 'pull out' and get going down
the *right* road once scientists humbly admit they were wrong and discard
the false belief and embrace the new, more 'certain' truth. What do the
Jesus people, the theists do? Hell, they can't even bring themselves to
admit the *possibility* of being wrong; you know, sort of the way President
Bush can't -- but even more so. They can't bring themselves to even
*consider* the possibility that they *might* be wrong.

Sting theory is controversial, so was the Big Bang 'Theory' when it was
first propounded. (Remember the 'other', earlier theory that was in vogue at
the time?) But scientists, as opposed to theists, eagerly grasp new 'truths'
once they are uncovered and continue to build on knowledge already
ascertained. What does the theist do? Poot out his butt and little more.
That's what! Religion -- especially Christianity -- is based upon one brazen
lie after another. New 'observations'? Yeah. According to the RCC, it's
'okay' to eat meat on Friday's now -- it isn't a 'sin' anymore. Hah ha ha.
Oh. I guess I shouldn't laugh at so 'Holy' a (man-made) decision.

You can sound as 'intellectual' as all get-out. It doesn't change the fact
that there is no 'God'.

Greywolf