normal2357 wrote:
That would automatically exclude at least 90% of Aspies from responsibility for its ideology!
normal2357 wrote:
Aspies simply can not think in a "Teleological" manner as a rule, not an absolute, it is simply not in their neurological make-up. Some may try as a way of being accepted by others, especially in an NT world, but ultimately they will fail either to be accepted or to believe. This is what I was trying to say was my opinion.
Look, that SA study only encompassed 27 people, your ideas about Aspies and what we are or are not capable of thinking or likely to be thinking are just plain wrong. The claim that Aspies who do think this way are somehow faking it in order to fit in is especially galling, as it presumes to know more about the inner thoughts of others than the people having the thoughts do, and maligns them and their opinions in the process. Aspies are not homogeneous, not even close, especially not 90% close, and there is at least as much variety among us regarding our thought process as there is among NTs, or between us and NTs for that matter.
I think your are taking somethings too literally, the first posting in this discussion was a rant! Mostly sarcasm with more than a whiff of truth. It was not meant to be taken literally. It was designed to provoke comments from whomever. I have been practicing my sarcasm, maybe I am finally getting the hang of it, or not.
On the second posting you mention above, I will side with Scientific American, 27 people or not, secondly; no one is faking anything, it is just the pressure to conform. Lastly; There are more Atheist among Aspergians than can be otherwise explained. Google Aspergers and Atheism for some insight.
http://magicalthinkingbook.com/2012/05/ ... believers/