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cachukis

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58. Yes. Sorry. Was just saying for those who want to deny.

Fri Aug 29, 2025, 10:08 AM

Aug 29

In my Semantics class, I taught my level 5's about how people, when presented evidence that refuted their perspective, would 70% of the time, revert back to their own view within 20 minutes or so.
To prove my point, I presented a synopsis of this study and simply asked for a one page analysis of the information.
Only 20 or 30 % changed their point of view.
I followed up with a study on why people held to their opinions. It was the power they had attained, even by being wrong.
This is an example of how difficult it is to get trumpers out of their cult.

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Karoline Leavitt: "I saw the comments of Ms. Psaki and frankly I think ..." [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 28 OP

GO FUCK YOURSELF LEAVITT! Chasstev365 Aug 28 #1

Lol better yet, Faux pas Aug 28 #48

She gets dumber and dumber. A perfect choice for tRUMP and his idiot thugs whose biggest accomplishment SWBTATTReg Aug 28 #2

Maybe popsdenver Aug 28 #43

prayers don't stop gun carnage, do they, KAROLINE Skittles Aug 28 #3

I just read some of the comments Ms. Levitt made about Christians and Prayer... haele Aug 28 #13

I say Amen, and Amen again Hekate Aug 28 #17

It's a toss-up as to whether patriotism or religion is the last refuge of allegorical oracle Aug 29 #53

Maybe, the God she prays to is as incompetent... Trueblue Texan Aug 28 #25

Or that vengeful god is quite competent. It just ain't my god (if I actually wanted one.) erronis Aug 28 #27

21st century American Christian Evangelicals finally drove me to polytheism. Their god is a mean, nasty, god... Hekate Aug 28 #32

I went atheist, then pagan, now I'm back to being an atheist. I believe in science, if anything. mucholderthandirt Aug 29 #50

No idea what Psaki said. maxsolomon Aug 28 #4

Jen Psaki apparently wept actual tears, like a human with a broken heart 💔 Hekate Aug 28 #16

did she say that tots and pears does nothing to stop mass murders? maxsolomon Aug 28 #20

I didn't see it for myself-- only read about it here, so I don't know Hekate Aug 28 #30

Here's the clip of Psaki. Swede Aug 29 #56

Endless 'suffering' travelingthrulife Aug 29 #59

Well apparently someone wasn't listening. Emile Aug 28 #5

Karolyin the cross-wearing Lievett Hassler Aug 28 #6

Why, I never... rubbersole Aug 28 #24

Wow! UpInArms Aug 28 #7

..... sprinkleeninow Aug 28 #8

It's just plain fair to deny science can prevent a disease but don't let anyone say prayer can't prevent a disease. Solly Mack Aug 28 #9

And if you send me $99.99 today, I'll promise you all children will go to heaven. erronis Aug 28 #35

Now that's a bargain. Solly Mack Aug 28 #47

Why did we send the National Guard to DC instead Johonny Aug 28 #10

Ms. Leavitt if prays worked you would be unemployed and republianmushroom Aug 28 #11

This surfered Aug 28 #12

She defends a lying criminal sexual abuser. chowder66 Aug 28 #14

Gold digging skank says what? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 28 #15

Oh STFU purr-rat beauty Aug 28 #18

Frankly, Ms Leavitt, we don't give a damn what you think. Deuxcents Aug 28 #19

Doesn't prayer imply that you know better than your god? JoseBalow Aug 28 #21

I think the shooting victims were kacekwl Aug 28 #22

"IF you have faith the size of a mustard seed..." soldierant Aug 28 #23

Everyone was praying you wouldn't be so fucking stupid. Now you try and tell us it works. twodogsbarking Aug 28 #26

The sooner the US realizes that prayers never work and religious belief is a mental illness, the better off we will be. LonePirate Aug 28 #28

Dumb all over 90-percent Aug 28 #29

America, where you can no longer voice an opinion. spanone Aug 28 #31

You certainly can't voice facts. Opinions are all fine and dandy, as long as you spin them as facts to support fascism. Karasu Aug 28 #42

She has the fascist attitude down pat. The way Emile Aug 28 #33

The famous STEP study of 2006 about prayer. cachukis Aug 28 #34

Soon to be wiped from the NIH PubMed site. erronis Aug 28 #36

Evidence? cachukis Aug 28 #44

It's right here on the NIH website (at least for now) Wiz Imp Aug 29 #54

Yes. Sorry. Was just saying for those who want to deny. cachukis Aug 29 #58

Pure evil Cirsium Aug 28 #37

Send your (insincere) thoughts and prayers if that makes you feel any better, Karoline. Just don't pretend it fucking Karasu Aug 28 #38

Faith without works is dead Retrograde Aug 28 #39

If prayer worked, he'd be dead already!! aeromanKC Aug 28 #40

*Monty Python's Life of Brian* sums it all up brilliantly Oeditpus Rex Aug 28 #41

Pat Bagley perfectly nails it, as always. As does the Newsom troll nickname, Karolyin' KitFox Aug 28 #45

I'll never understand Oeditpus Rex Aug 28 #46

Prayer helps the person praying feel better... Wounded Bear Aug 28 #49

Karoline prove it. SamKnause Aug 29 #51

If prayers really worked we wouldn't be having this conversation... MiHale Aug 29 #52

The problem is that she *doesn't* think. Heidi Aug 29 #55

Oh noes! Press Secretary Nosejob is offended! Aristus Aug 29 #57

A message to St. Karoline from Mark Twain: Ping Tung Aug 29 #60

No one can keep anyone from praying, Ms. Leavitt. Heidi Aug 29 #61

She's as ridiculous as she looks. I'd say dumb as but she clearly knows what she's doing Iris Aug 29 #62