I am not sure where this should be posted. The question is this:What causes people to become so obsessed with belief that they will threaten and harm others if the others do not agree with them?
Thinking about the ISIS thing,and wondering how these people became this obsessed with their belief. Is it something physical in the brain that allows this to happen,is it just that some people are susceptible more than others. Belief is a good thing,but how does belief become obsession?
This is NOT a debate,what it is an inquiry into why some people of belief fall subject to this type of belief.
So,what do you think? Is it inherent in us all ,just waiting to come out. Is it a physical thing in the brain,is it reality for the person effected...I would mention a country and a political group where obsession caused millions of people to die,but that might break this thread before it begins. The effect was clearly there in that country,at times blamed on a single person,BUT could a single person create this effect? Humanity is it seems very complex about group interaction,and that fact may hinder us,or help us.
This thread is more a thought game,not a debate...how do you see society and its effect on all of us..
Thinking about the ISIS thing,and wondering how these people became this obsessed with their belief. Is it something physical in the brain that allows this to happen,is it just that some people are susceptible more than others. Belief is a good thing,but how does belief become obsession?
This is NOT a debate,what it is an inquiry into why some people of belief fall subject to this type of belief.
So,what do you think? Is it inherent in us all ,just waiting to come out. Is it a physical thing in the brain,is it reality for the person effected...I would mention a country and a political group where obsession caused millions of people to die,but that might break this thread before it begins. The effect was clearly there in that country,at times blamed on a single person,BUT could a single person create this effect? Humanity is it seems very complex about group interaction,and that fact may hinder us,or help us.
This thread is more a thought game,not a debate...how do you see society and its effect on all of us..
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