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all i will add to this thread is my opinion...that acceptance of religious philosophy is genetic. The brain is one of the frontiers where man's grasp of its function has just begun.
I see in life that people have biases & acceptances of certain ideas. Many people become righteous, arrogant, & close minded in their ideas. I think this is one of the foundations why Man fights wars over & over & over, despite the truth that war is the most horrific human endeavor on Earth.
These genetic tendancies are difficult to fight, but as people become more educated, they become more open minded to alternate ideas & are able to live with the differences of others. I've met numerous religious people who are tolerant of gays, tolerant of me as a porn maker.
But its typically religious leadership that is rigid & extreme; those are qualities that get you to leadership. Same with capitalism, where it seems the most greedy are the ones who become leaders, & with politics, where the most extreme become leaders.
Religion, & its opposite athiesm, can never be dumped without killing off every human being with a bias. Someday a drug company will discover the genetic foundation of idealogical bias, & religion, political views, etc. can be turned on & off with a pill.
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