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In reply to the discussion: Is Faith a Cognitive Error? [View all]MineralMan
(147,623 posts)9. Yes, certainly.
For most people, too, exposure to religious faith begins at a very early age, so the concept becomes deeply imprinted and pervasive. I first started attending Sunday school at age six. We sang songs, and music is one of those imprinting things. For a six year old, singing "Yes, Jesus Loves Me" over and over again gets that deeply seated in the brain.
Further, faith is an emotional concept, rather than an intellectual one. We're more tied to emotional information in the more primitive parts of our brains, so a strongly imprinted emotional response often takes priority over other information we process.
Pattern forming, of course, is involved.
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understood - just wanted to help clarify. interesting question you posed.
NRaleighLiberal
Jan 2019
#6
As is the case with many words in the English language, "faith" has more than one meaning
Major Nikon
Jan 2019
#11
Yes, it's the religion group, but all that means is you never went far down that road.
marylandblue
Jan 2019
#55
'Cradle' Orthodox are presented the Faith b4 they have ability in 'understanding'.
sprinkleeninow
Jan 2019
#70