I think there’s dogma we can stomach and dogma we oppose. If we teach children from early on that their professed religion is a dogma, that anti-communism is a dogma, that xenophobia can be a dogma, maybe we pay more attention to what we say we actually believe, and opt for reticence over emotional acceptance. Peer pressure may be the most insidious, effective means of getting people to believe emotionally, without reflection or thought.
I think there’s dogma we can stomach and dogma we oppose. If we teach children from early on that their professed religion is a dogma, that anti-communism is a dogma, that xenophobia can be a dogma, maybe we pay more attention to what we say we actually believe, and opt for reticence over emotional acceptance. Peer pressure may be the most insidious, effective means of getting people to believe emotionally, without reflection or thought.