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Atheists & Agnostics

lindysalsagal

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6. Eternal childhood and validated irresponsibility.

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Mon Feb 26, 2018, 06:02 PM

Feb 2018

With a healthy dose of global sibling rivalry: ("I pray more than you, and so daddy likes me more".)

It's called an external locus of control: "I need to be cared for by someone more reliable than myself."

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Family conversation about authoritarianism [View all] Funtatlaguy Feb 2018 OP

Thats exactly George Lakoffs theory sharedvalues Feb 2018 #1

Exactly! Basic LA Feb 2018 #2

+1 sharedvalues Feb 2018 #5

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Eternal childhood and validated irresponsibility. lindysalsagal Feb 2018 #6

Pretty deep Funtatlaguy Feb 2018 #7