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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nedjer" data-source="post: 5559906" data-attributes="member: 83796">Absolutely, they choose to go down that road because it lines their pockets, creates the pretence of community action and this bolsters their self-righteouness and therefore self-esteem. That leads to something known as the 'chocolate biscuit effect', alongside something known as the fundamental attribution error, which form an expanded sense of self-entitlement whereby their personal psychological structuring is unable to cope with challenges to even a small part of the whole irrational scheme. Hence nice as pie while you don't psychologically 'attack' them personally, (as they understand it) and immediate recourse to fervour, emotional blackmail and volatile outbursts when challenged over the tiniest detail.Ironically, as Christianity is an abnegational religion, they are 'off the rails' as their scriptures specifically advised against the dangers of succumbing to their own egos, e.g. David (superego) has to overcome the monstrosities of the Goliath (ego). Which happens to be what Diamond Dude sees occuring in academic circles, where conceit can often diminish inquiry.However, being totally academically up myself, please don't take my word for it. Derren Brown's recent look at evangelical preaching in the US, (and much of his other work) shows just how stunningly easy it is to fool people through pushing the right buttons.</blockquote>