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Politics : Evolution
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To: jlallen who wrote (47063)2/21/2014 12:40:27 PM
From: Solon  Read Replies (1) of 69300
 
"Religious organizations based upon those faiths are responsible for many good works in the modern world"

That does not counter what I said. It merely misinterprets it. Nothing supernatural is involved when anyone helps anyone. I did not say that superstitious fears of being punished did not motivate certain people to pony up to spokespersons for invisible beings. What I said was: superstition has given NOTHING to the survival of our species.

Our species would have survived with or without superstition. Indeed, if people had gained a combination of knowledge and reason centuries before they actually did (by whatever means--it is hypothetical)--we would probably be controlling climate by now and have colonies on the moon and elsewhere. No. Superstitious people are not without humanity, and I never said so.

Sorry you misunderstood. But perhaps you wanted to misunderstand, n'est ce pas??
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