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September 23rd, 2018, 06:55
I'm a strong supporter of the idea of religion; the practice not so much. Religious ceremonies are important for their sense of ceremony - getting the form right means the substance follows. It's a bit like singing the national anthem - a load of old tosh if you examine the words but a great sense of solidarity with one's fellow singers. Religion seems to have sprung from a common sense of "we're in this together; let's look out for each other"
A recent review is of two books (https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/09/humans-are-animals-and-our-extinction-is-inevitable-but-were-still-pretty-amazing/) The Book of Humans: The Story of How We Became Us by Adam Rutherford and Luke O’Neill's Humanology
The article ends with a comment that "O’Neill expounds at length on the therapeutic value of laughter". I sometimes respond to criticisms of my posts that include suggestions of what I might do to "improve". My constant riposte is "Where's the fun in that?". There's way too many posters who take themselves seriously and assume everyone else "must" do the same
A recent review is of two books (https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/09/humans-are-animals-and-our-extinction-is-inevitable-but-were-still-pretty-amazing/) The Book of Humans: The Story of How We Became Us by Adam Rutherford and Luke O’Neill's Humanology
The article ends with a comment that "O’Neill expounds at length on the therapeutic value of laughter". I sometimes respond to criticisms of my posts that include suggestions of what I might do to "improve". My constant riposte is "Where's the fun in that?". There's way too many posters who take themselves seriously and assume everyone else "must" do the same