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That problem is the same I've faced talking to people. They distrust science and anything that disagrees with what they have been told by trusted people in their tribes (often church). That's what makes this message effective.
That's the whole schtick with faith: it's belief without evidence, by definition.
Anyone prepared to have faith in anything is ripe for exploitation, by anyone.
Churchies self-select for exploitation.
Belief without evidence is a powerful tool when used correctly.
When drag first met drag's dragon several years ago, it suffered from crippling depression. Couldn't work a job, couldn't clean its house. Couldn't even maintain most of its friendships because it had no motivation to do anything. All the evidence it had available said that things would keep on getting worse until it killed itself. It didn't have any good reason to believe it could ever be healthy.
Drag told it, fuck the evidence. Every day we spend hours together. We read books, watch movies, play games, and discuss politics, philosophy, and the arts. Drag tries to push it a little further than it's comfortable with each day. Drag tells it not to give in to despair, no matter how likely its fears seem.
Belief without evidence saved its life.
I gotta ask if changing all the pronouns to 3rd person requires mental effort for you? Cause I would play hell trying to do all that.
I'm not trying to insult you either I'm just genuinely curious. Also do you prefer others referring to you only by name or is using the 2nd person "you" acceptable?
If you want to make the effort, drag would prefer you use drag's second person neopronoun, "drag".
Understood I'll keep that in mind.