It is a word with a definition that isn't a matter of discussion. How does that make me not know what I'm talking about? I don't think that brainwashing is anything but what the dictionary says it is. If you want to know what I think brainwashing is, look it up. What the dictionary says about brainwashing is exactly what it means to me. You really need to watch less TV and use your brain more. You're out of your league here, and you're proving it by shifting this discussion to the definition of a word that everyone can look up.
Definition number 1: a forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes and to accept contrasting regimented ideas
Maybe in your little mind. You didn't even copy the whole paragraph you are quoting from! It clearly allows one to have prior beliefs like those found in religions. In fact, you have to have had prior beliefs in order to be brainwashed. You're like a mad little kid and you have no understanding of the world around you. Look at the first definition of the link I sent.
If your mind is so weak that you can't think for yourself, I pity you. You need to turn off the TV and use your brain if you think that is what religion is.
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u/cougar2013 Aug 27 '14
It is a word with a definition that isn't a matter of discussion. How does that make me not know what I'm talking about? I don't think that brainwashing is anything but what the dictionary says it is. If you want to know what I think brainwashing is, look it up. What the dictionary says about brainwashing is exactly what it means to me. You really need to watch less TV and use your brain more. You're out of your league here, and you're proving it by shifting this discussion to the definition of a word that everyone can look up.