What I find most interesting about political ideologies is that, like religions, they all are obviously wrong, yet compel pseudo-belief.
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Replying to @Meaningness
Nerdy political ideologies are more obviously wrong only because they are simple and clear, I suspect.
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Unlike believing you had eggs for breakfast, political "belief" requires frequent application of anti-thought ploys: http://meaningness.com/eternalist-ploys …
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The idea that you should (must) have political "beliefs" presumably derives from the Protestant insistence that religion is just beliefs.
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@Meaningness Well don't know about beliefs but there is some obligation(*) to participate in politics, which is different.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@Meaningness *(obligation) in the sense of a logic that compels it, I do not know if I personally accept this logic or want anyone else to.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
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