I think it begins with the grooming christians do their kids. Faith. Belief. No proof needed.
One of my favorite lyrics is by Jason Isbell. āDonāt question just believeā
Once your brain is conditioned to this, itās apparently transferable to other facets of your life. Breaking out of this mindset requires significant self reflection and self awareness.
I was brought up church of christ. We looked at the baptists like they were looney liberals. It was at some point in college where the fever broke, critical thinking set in, and I questioned āthe truthā. Thereās validity in the conservativesā position that college drives people away from the church; the reason is that college develops critical thinking.
Religion teaches the enemy is the devil. Conservative thought thrives on having an enemy. Republicansā enemy is the democrats. I went to OU (conservative) and the enemy was texas. aggyās (conservative) enemy is texas. In my experience, the liberal mindset does not need an enemy to push forward.