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Ppl who are real into astrology/conspiracies/woo beliefs *really* trigger me, but it's not because of the beliefs themselves, it's what it indicates about the person. To me, it implies a profound lack of curiosity in checking to see if their beliefs are true. 1/

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@Aella_Girl

Dec 23, 2021

They're drawn to woo beliefs because it feels good or serves some meaning purpose for them - which I get, I mean I was raised in religion - but there's a total absence of interest in tests to check other theories for why they might be experiencing this thing 2/

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@Aella_Girl

Dec 23, 2021

I don't get this! How could you not be curious about other theories, when you *know* other people in the world deeply believe stuff that is clearly wrong? It *must* feel convincing to them, so "feeling convincing" to you shouldn't be sufficient criteria. 3/

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@Aella_Girl

Dec 23, 2021

Anyway, to me woo beliefs indicate the person has a systemic lack of interest in knowing if they're wrong, and doesn't question their models of their own experience. And this is *really bad* for interpersonal relationships. What if they're wrong about *you*? 4/

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2/2 I wonder if your hang ups related to your childhood religious situation and your hyper logical processing stops you from exploring the more woowoo stuff because it triggers you and requires a leap out of rigid thinking and into the unknown.

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@Aella_Girl

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i have seen very up close and personal the damage that can come from woo thinking; you're privileged not to have had to experience that

11:11 PM · Dec 23, 2021

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You have no idea about my life yet you say that... I get it, you're triggered by anything vaguely religious

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Your experiences and what you have inferred from them are just that. Challenge your assumtions. I don't want to sound condescending but I think more self reflection and healing your trauma would be good for you and your understandings of reality. That's just my observation.

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This response is telling. You assume that "woo thinking" people haven't experienced similar or worse religious trauma than you. I would also infer that you believe they would believe what you believe if there experience was the same/similar.