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One of the offshoots of blind faith is anti-intellectualism. This is rampant in the message. | One of the offshoots of blind faith is anti-intellectualism. This is rampant in the message. | ||
If you ask a message believer why the message | If you ask a message believer why they believe the message, they are likely to respond with a simple, “Because I just believe it!” | ||
A Jehovah’s Witness believes | A Jehovah’s Witness believes the Watchtower Bible and a Scientologist believes in the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, but that doesn’t make them true. | ||
The Bible isn’t true because I believe it, the Bible '''is''' true and that’s why I believe it.<ref>Adapted from [http://rockadoodee.com/anti-intellectualism/ Rockadoodee.com]</ref> | The Bible isn’t true because I believe it, the Bible '''is''' true and that’s why I believe it.<ref>Adapted from [http://rockadoodee.com/anti-intellectualism/ Rockadoodee.com]</ref> |