When Our Need to Believe Met the 2016 Election

By David Gushee
Image via RNS/Reuters/Kevin Kolczynski
Nov 7, 2016
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People need to believe in something, or someone, or Someone.

This human need to believe is a very powerful force. It can overcome a great deal of countervailing evidence. One place this is obvious is in politics.

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