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How about "Free Will Deniers"?
In the past century alone, 10's of millions were put to death in the name of the god known as "the State" by the use of mind control. For example, Mao, Hitler & Stalin didn't kill millions with their bare hands. These "authorities" and their minions convinced millions of otherwise normal people that they had no "free will" and that they must follow orders to kill innocent people.
Contrary to the popular secular argument, the common denominator in all genocide is not which transcendent entity that was worshiped by the collective populous, but rather a belief system that subjugates the mind and voice of the individual, who when confronted with the Truth is compelled by his/her conscience to stand up and shout "NO!"
Indeed, there is strong empirical evidence demonstrating that efforts to induce disbelief in "free will" increases cheating (1), aggression (2), racial prejudice (3) and conformity (4), while decreasing helping behavior (2), self-control (5,6), gratitude (7) and sound judgment (8).
These are precisely the characteristics of a populous that authoritarian governments seek to create and control. It is a historical fact that communist totalitarian countries, for example, controlled all aspects of the personal lives of their people. Even the nonviolent forms of communism gradually and continually expanded government power, increasing control over social life and eventually moving toward a centralized authoritarian system.
Communist governments monopolize social resources, including the economy, education, and the media. Thus, everything must be carried out by following the instructions of communist state leaders, and their methods of rule are based on lies, evil, and violence. Those who try to follow their conscience and incline toward goodness end up violating the state's ideology and become the victims of mass genocide.
But, this is true of all authoritarian governments regardless of the masks they wear, be it the theocratic (e.g. ISIS) or even the technocratic indoctrination being forced upon Western culture today as evidenced by all the subtle and deceptive efforts underway to convince the public that free will is just an illusion.
References
1. Vohs, K. D., & Schooler, J. W. (2008). The value of believing in free will: Encouraging a belief in determinism increases cheating. Psychological Science, 19, 49–54.
2. Baumeister, R. F., Masicampo, E. J., & DeWall, C. N. (2009). Prosocial benefits of feeling free: Disbelief in free will increases aggression and reduces helpfulness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 260–268.
3. Zhao X, Liu L, Zhang X-x, Shi J-x, Huang Z-w (2014) The Effect of Belief in Free Will on Prejudice. PLoS ONE 9(3): e91572.
4. Alquist, J. L., Ainsworth, S. E., & Baumeister, R. F. (2013). Determined to conform: Disbelief in free will increases conformity. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 80–86.
5. Rigoni, D., Kuhn, S., Gaudino, G., Sartori, G., & Brass, M. (2012). Reducing self-control by weakening belief in free will. Consciousness and Condition, 21, 1482–1490.
6. Rigoni, D., Kuhn, S., Sartori, G., & Brass, M. (2011). Inducing disbelief in free will alters brain correlates of preconscious motor preparation: The brain minds whether we believe in free will or not. Psychological Science, 22(5), 613–618.
7. MacKenzie, M.J., K.D. Vohs, and R.F. Baumeister, (2014) You Didn't Have to Do That: Belief in Free Will Promotes Gratitude. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(11): p. 1423-1434.
8. Rigoni, D., Wilquin, H., Brass, M., & Burle, B. (2013). When errors do not matter: Weakening belief in intentional control impairs cognitive reaction to errors. Cognition, 127, 264–269.
In the past century alone, 10's of millions were put to death in the name of the god known as "the State" by the use of mind control. For example, Mao, Hitler & Stalin didn't kill millions with their bare hands. These "authorities" and their minions convinced millions of otherwise normal people that they had no "free will" and that they must follow orders to kill innocent people.
Contrary to the popular secular argument, the common denominator in all genocide is not which transcendent entity that was worshiped by the collective populous, but rather a belief system that subjugates the mind and voice of the individual, who when confronted with the Truth is compelled by his/her conscience to stand up and shout "NO!"
Indeed, there is strong empirical evidence demonstrating that efforts to induce disbelief in "free will" increases cheating (1), aggression (2), racial prejudice (3) and conformity (4), while decreasing helping behavior (2), self-control (5,6), gratitude (7) and sound judgment (8).
These are precisely the characteristics of a populous that authoritarian governments seek to create and control. It is a historical fact that communist totalitarian countries, for example, controlled all aspects of the personal lives of their people. Even the nonviolent forms of communism gradually and continually expanded government power, increasing control over social life and eventually moving toward a centralized authoritarian system.
Communist governments monopolize social resources, including the economy, education, and the media. Thus, everything must be carried out by following the instructions of communist state leaders, and their methods of rule are based on lies, evil, and violence. Those who try to follow their conscience and incline toward goodness end up violating the state's ideology and become the victims of mass genocide.
But, this is true of all authoritarian governments regardless of the masks they wear, be it the theocratic (e.g. ISIS) or even the technocratic indoctrination being forced upon Western culture today as evidenced by all the subtle and deceptive efforts underway to convince the public that free will is just an illusion.
References
1. Vohs, K. D., & Schooler, J. W. (2008). The value of believing in free will: Encouraging a belief in determinism increases cheating. Psychological Science, 19, 49–54.
2. Baumeister, R. F., Masicampo, E. J., & DeWall, C. N. (2009). Prosocial benefits of feeling free: Disbelief in free will increases aggression and reduces helpfulness. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 35, 260–268.
3. Zhao X, Liu L, Zhang X-x, Shi J-x, Huang Z-w (2014) The Effect of Belief in Free Will on Prejudice. PLoS ONE 9(3): e91572.
4. Alquist, J. L., Ainsworth, S. E., & Baumeister, R. F. (2013). Determined to conform: Disbelief in free will increases conformity. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 80–86.
5. Rigoni, D., Kuhn, S., Gaudino, G., Sartori, G., & Brass, M. (2012). Reducing self-control by weakening belief in free will. Consciousness and Condition, 21, 1482–1490.
6. Rigoni, D., Kuhn, S., Sartori, G., & Brass, M. (2011). Inducing disbelief in free will alters brain correlates of preconscious motor preparation: The brain minds whether we believe in free will or not. Psychological Science, 22(5), 613–618.
7. MacKenzie, M.J., K.D. Vohs, and R.F. Baumeister, (2014) You Didn't Have to Do That: Belief in Free Will Promotes Gratitude. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 40(11): p. 1423-1434.
8. Rigoni, D., Wilquin, H., Brass, M., & Burle, B. (2013). When errors do not matter: Weakening belief in intentional control impairs cognitive reaction to errors. Cognition, 127, 264–269.