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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank

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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (52599)7/7/2002 6:05:40 PM
From: Lane3  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
I don't want to hear it, because I will never believe that the majesty and the glory of the human spirit can ever be so encapsulated.

We can know that the Grand Canyon is just a hole in the rocks created by a river and still be in awe of it. We can know that a coral reef is just a bunch of critters all stuck together and still have trouble catching our breaths as we dive on it.

To explain religious faith, or the quality of altruism, as the natural outcome of genetics and the process of natural selection ... is dehumanizing to me.

I understand that. OTOH, I find much of religious practice equally dehumanizing. Still, the world is full of wondrous things for us to appreciate and enjoy.
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