The strange dichotomy of stupidity

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

But just to clarify... I didn't say that I think Calvinism is a causative factor, I said that I think it's related.

[hirley0]

But just to clarify... I didn't say that I think Calvinism is a causative factor, I said that I think it's related.

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[ñͤͣ̄ͦ̌̑͗͊͛͂͗ ̸̨̨̣̺̼̣̜͙͈͕̮̊̈́̈͂͛̽͊ͭ̓͆ͅé ̰̓̓́ͯ́́͞]

But just to clarify... I didn't say that I think Calvinism is a causative factor, I said that I think it's related.

Sure, but you shot down a number of people's posts for not answering the question about causal factors.  It's a bit odd that you give room for yourself to speculate about related ideas, but when some other posters did so, you rejected their input.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

But just to clarify... I didn't say that I think Calvinism is a causative factor, I said that I think it's related.

Sure, but you shot down a number of people's posts for not answering the question about causal factors.  It's a bit odd that you give room for yourself to speculate about related ideas, but when some other posters did so, you rejected their input.

I am rebutting answers that are overly simplistic, pat, or which present observable mechanisms rather than examining possible causative factors. If you think I'm "shooting down" posts, maybe they shouldn't be so easy to shoot down, and should take a little more care to be worded analytically rather than conclusively.

You seem to not like that I'm trying to steer the conversation in the direction I want it to go in, which is not one of pat answers or mansplaining. I suggest that you start your own thread, fill it with pat answers, wrap it up in a bow, and call it a day.

Obviously I have utterly failed at communicating the ideas I wanted to discuss here, so basically, fuck it. I give up.

[P3nT4gR4m]

FTR - nothing I've suggested in this thread has been intended as a pat answer. I'm just throwing out what I think may be contributing factors. Truth is, I suspect there is no single root cause. Seems to me it's a complex issue.