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still says videotape
Join Date: Feb 2001
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I think faith is /was a response to our once happy little monkey brains becoming self-aware creating a real fracture between the monkey and his environment. Faith tries to patch that up. This doesn't preclude the existence of a deity, but alters our mental construction of one in ways which may not be helpful in a more scientific age.
Excellent question, more thinkin' later.
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
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We are probably hardwired for religion. As a social species, it's something that unites our tribe against the neighboring one. It makes us more successful, and more likely to pass our genes down, ensuring the trait is passed on. Natural selection. Sure.
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