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February 5th, 2009, 03:07
Those of us who are sceptical about the existence of god don't necessarily regard belief in god as a form of infantilism. However a recent article in New Scientist suggest that infants and children are hard-wired to believe in a god or gods. One view is that the infant predisposition to attribute effect to the god cause is reinforced by adult belief systems so that religion is passed between the generations

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg2 ... s-god.html (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126941.700-born-believers-how-your-brain-creates-god.html)

Apparently mass singing is now found to be a form of social control - no wonder hymns and chanting are important to religions -"activities performed in unison, such as marching or dancing, increase loyalty to the group"

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg2 ... umans.html (http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20126945.300-how-to-control-a-herd-of-humans.html)

I've asked my gay cousin Cedric the bishop (who as my niece Aunty has revealed frequents the leather bars of Wolverhampton) for a comment. I suspect it will be something obscene about choirboys
anakot
February 5th, 2009, 17:03
Homi
Thanks for these links.
And here is me hoping it (religion) will eventually fade out as cultures expand from just importing western technology and take in science and philosophy as well.
heres hoping
February 6th, 2009, 01:58
Darwin's realism is just too hard to bear for those who conceive of Intelligent Design - "The universe we observe, if properly understood, has all the properties we should expect if there is no purpose,no design, no evil, and no good. Nothing but blind, pitiless indifference. Each form eternally destroyed while others take its place."
Wesley
February 9th, 2009, 20:29
alas,no Doubt at least finally,Homiturn and I agree, If there is a god, i seriously doubt he gives a shit how we feel about him

Wes
Bob
February 12th, 2009, 06:13
Darwin's realism is just too hard to bear for those who conceive of Intelligent Design

The concept that "evolving" somehow implies improvement also quite often defies intelligence of any kind. I wonder if Darwin would alter his theory in any regard after reading this internet message board...... :joker:
Khor tose
February 12th, 2009, 07:54
Darwin's realism is just too hard to bear for those who conceive of Intelligent Design

The concept that "evolving" somehow implies improvement also quite often defies intelligence of any kind. I wonder if Darwin would alter his theory in any regard after reading this internet message board...... :joker:

No doubt we have evolved. Remember, the bible was written by the same people who said the earth was flat. Now only 50 or 60 percent of the people in America believe that to be true. Duhhhhhhh :scratch:
Bob
February 12th, 2009, 15:23
No doubt we have evolved. Remember, the bible was written by the same people who said the earth was flat. Now only 50 or 60 percent of the people in America believe that to be true. Duhhhhhhh :scratch:

Yea but ya gotta remember that, on Halloween, most of the pumpkins on the porch have more teeth than the owners.

And, the world is flat, isn't it? Or was that my beer this afternoon?