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
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