GGPViper wrote:
ArgumentInvalidator wrote:
Is there are some kind of test that can tell you if what you believe is a result of being brainwashed?
Yes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science
Science can only enlighten you about certain sorts of beliefs, for example, whether or not the earth really is the centre of the universe, or whether or not the universe is only about 4,000 years old or whatever.
Brainwashing often concerns ideas about what moral values people should adopt, what political systems they should support, what will make them happy, who they can and cannot trust, and so on. Science is not sufficient to answer all these questions.