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It would seem from the research Biological and cognitive underpinnings of religious fundamentalism that traumatic brain injury to the ventromedial prefrontal cortex and/or dorsolateral prefrontal cortex would be associated with religious fundamentalism, or the narrowing of religious beliefs.
Religious beliefs are socially transmitted mental representations that may include supernatural or supernormal episodes that are assumed to be real. Religious beliefs, like other beliefs, are embedded in different ways in different people and societies (Cristofori & Grafman, in press).
One form of religious belief, religious fundamentalism, embodies adherence to a set of firm religious beliefs advocating unassailable truths about human existence (Altemeyer & Hunsberger, 1992). According to the Baylor Religion Survey, a national survey study conducted with a nationally representative sample of 1721 respondents from the United States, 7.7% of all respondents reported being “Fundamentalist” as a part of their religious identity; 1.0% agreed that “Fundamentalist” was the one term that best described their religious identity (Bader, et al., 2006).
[...] Our study explores whether fundamentalism is modulated by the prefrontal cortex (PFC), an important brain area involved in social event knowledge, abstractions and higher order social belief systems. Substantial evidence indicates that damage to the PFC can modify individuals’ belief systems (Forbes & Grafman, 2010; Krueger & Grafman, 2012). For instance, patients with ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) lesions rated radical political statements as more moderate than matched controls (Cristofori, Viola, et al., 2015) and focal damage to the vmPFC resulted in greater religious fundamentalism, compared to healthy controls (Asp, Ramchandran, & Tranel, 2012). Thus, although a collection of cortical sectors function together to help shape and formulate beliefs, the PFC may be a critical hub for the representation of the diverse and abstract social beliefs that lie at the core of many religions.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Bot on Friday April 19 2019, @09:09AM (8 children)
Protestants did not take a spiritual approach. They took a fundamentalist stance, and their rebellion from authority was definitive.
The same can be said for ISIS, they fight Islam using Islam, Of course they have different aims and different results. Just one more proof that theories based on a property like fundamentalism make as sense as a comprehensive history of cars painted green.
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(Score: 2) by SpockLogic on Friday April 19 2019, @11:47AM (1 child)
For years I would refer to "fundies" as brain dead morons. Looks like I was right, who knew.
Overreacting is one thing, sticking your head up your ass hoping the problem goes away is another - edIII
(Score: 2) by Bot on Friday April 19 2019, @04:19PM
The first stage is denial, ofc.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 19 2019, @05:23PM (1 child)
> comprehensive history of cars painted green.
What's wrong with a history of British racing cars?
BRG = British Racing Green, a tradition going back to earlier days of motorsport. French race cars were blue, Italian red, etc.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Saturday April 20 2019, @09:13PM
... and germany was white but that one time mercedes reportedly needed to shave some kilograms from their cars so they removed the paint so they became silver. I am quite familiar with the tale. Still, not what I meant obviously.
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(Score: 2) by dry on Sunday April 21 2019, @12:33AM (3 children)
Yep, King Henry the VIII was definitely revolting from authority as it got in the way of his authority.
Many a Protestant is authoritarian, almost seems part of the definition. Endless wars instead of turning the other cheek
(Score: 2) by Bot on Sunday April 21 2019, @05:43PM (2 children)
It doesn't matter that henry or luther were authoritarians themselves. They could break free by using the scripture against the hierarchy.
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(Score: 2) by dry on Sunday April 21 2019, @09:00PM (1 child)
They could doesn't mean they did.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Sunday April 21 2019, @10:05PM
95 theses do not agree with your reconstruction.
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