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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 is true, they are likely to respond with a simple, “Because I believe it!”  
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 his bible and a Scientologist believes in the writings of L. Ron Hubbard, but that doesn’t make them true.  
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>