Reply #13: I doubt the "gene" theory. But, I do think that the religious

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extremists are suffering from permanent brain damage as a result of years of exposure to brain washing. The normal tendencies toward using logic in determining values are bypassed in favor of the blind acceptance of ideas foisted upon them by a very disingenuous church leadership that know exactly what they are doing.

Unfortunately, by virtue of their monolithic voting block, they are able to control the voting process in the U.S. (that along with various forms of election fraud.)

But, like the rest of my D.U. colleagues, I'm long on analysis and short on remedy. I don't know how we could reach millions of Americans who are, for all practical purposes, in a rather deep state
of cognitive damage. It's like trying to convince hoards of zombies
to change their views. In fact, if there is an answer, it will most likely not include changing the zombies themselves, but rather, altering the context in which they operate.