I think that religion is about as old as symbolic language.

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I think that religion is about as old as symbolic language.

alcaray — 10/30/2008 3:30:40 AM (archived)

We are designed for it. I think that discarding it before it is understood would be silly. You have your beliefs. I have mine.

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The Christian Man's Evolution: How Darwinism and Faith Can Coexist - Socrates II - 10/27/2008 9:59:49 PM
- re: The Christian Man's Evolution: How Darwinism and Faith Can Coexist - Marcia - 10/29/2008 8:28:37 PM
  - It is mainly fundamentalist Protestants and Muslims who take the Bible/Koran literally who have the problem - Socrates II - 10/30/2008 1:27:38 PM
    - I have a grating ambivalence about the Latin Mass. - Mary Anne - 10/31/2008 10:10:21 AM
    - I know a lot of Christians - REB - 10/30/2008 1:50:33 PM
- re: The Christian Man's Evolution: How Darwinism and Faith Can Coexist - REB - 10/29/2008 7:26:23 PM
  - Faith v critical thinking - Raoul - 10/29/2008 8:21:33 PM
    - re: Faith v critical thinking. - Absolutely and... - Marcia - 10/29/2008 8:40:22 PM
    - re: Faith v critical thinking - Marcia - 10/29/2008 8:33:03 PM
      - re: Faith v critical thinking... btw... - Marcia - 10/29/2008 8:34:29 PM
    - Science limits you to our physical universe. - REB - 10/29/2008 8:28:32 PM
      - re: Science rules - Raoul - 10/30/2008 8:43:24 PM
        
        re: Science rules - REB - 10/31/2008 1:41:27 PM
      - And - REB - 10/29/2008 8:42:01 PM
        
        Don't forget the mice... - Nick Hoffman - 10/29/2008 10:12:48 PM
        
        I love the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - REB - 10/30/2008 12:07:48 PM
        
        Supernovae happen all over the Universe all the time - Socrates II - 10/30/2008 12:24:56 PM
        
        Self aware matter is very rare in the universe. - REB - 10/30/2008 1:32:34 PM
        
        Allow me to clarify - Socrates II - 10/30/2008 1:58:17 PM
        
        re: Allow me to clarify - REB - 10/30/2008 2:16:31 PM
        
        I figured you understood the Cosmic Scale - Socrates II - 10/30/2008 2:20:18 PM
        
        It was a neat experience. - REB - 10/30/2008 2:31:45 PM
        
        Oh yeah - Socrates II - 10/30/2008 2:46:59 PM
        
        re: Oh yeah - REB - 10/30/2008 3:01:00 PM
        
        re: Don't forget the mice... - Marcia - 10/30/2008 12:12:27 AM
        
        re: And.... - Marcia - 10/29/2008 9:09:26 PM
- [Moved from Space] - Space Moderator Nick - 10/29/2008 12:40:16 AM
  - Well, I was hoping things would stick to the science end - Socrates II - 10/29/2008 12:20:16 PM
    - Yep... the title of your post defined the direction. (n/t) - Jody - 10/29/2008 12:36:47 PM
      - Oh sure, blame me - Socrates II - 10/29/2008 12:43:43 PM
        
        No, it's the *Poster's* fault, Socrates II... - Moderator Nick - 10/29/2008 1:23:33 PM
        
        Yikes - this is the problem with text Internet - Socrates II - 10/29/2008 1:35:59 PM
        
        Note that it's getting about 3 or 4 times the discussion on OT - Space Moderator Nick - 10/29/2008 10:09:37 PM
        
        See what happened to us during the Enlightenment? - Socrates II - 10/30/2008 1:42:47 PM
        
        Great post Socrates II !!! - Jody - 10/30/2008 3:19:13 PM
        
        Nah, just getting a wee bit wiser - Socrates II - 10/30/2008 4:59:59 PM
        
        Oh my....You mean your intentions were misunderstood? - Jody - 10/29/2008 6:23:09 PM
        
        LOL!!! (n/t) - Jody - 10/29/2008 12:50:06 PM
- Well, I"ll be! - Jody - 10/29/2008 12:20:11 AM
- Most Christian religions choose not to tell God how to work. - Bowser - 10/28/2008 2:55:19 AM
  - As Galileo once allegedly said - Socrates II - 10/29/2008 12:29:47 PM
- re: The Christian Man's Evolution - Post Sputnik - 10/28/2008 1:16:41 AM
  - If you think that science has disproven religion, then you are as whacky as... - alcaray - 10/28/2008 4:20:26 AM
    - Didn't it? - Raoul - 10/29/2008 9:06:22 AM
    - I can't disprove that there is a tea kettle in orbit around Pluto. - Yeti - 10/28/2008 4:38:20 AM
      - You know someone someday... - Socrates II - 10/29/2008 12:36:41 PM
        
        re: going to deposit a teakettle somewhere in interplanetary space - Yeti - 10/29/2008 7:06:43 PM
      - Yeti!!! - Jody - 10/29/2008 12:27:57 AM
      - Yeti's right - TB - 10/28/2008 8:28:05 PM
        
        Moral codes of a community, such as those expressed by ' Midwestern Christians ' are not the cause of moral knowledge - Yeti - 10/30/2008 2:23:12 AM
        
        re: Moral knowledge - TB - 10/30/2008 3:01:07 AM
      - Religion itself casts doubt on religion. - alcaray - 10/28/2008 5:03:49 AM
        
        re: Faith is faith - Yeti - 10/29/2008 7:11:43 PM
        
        I think there's not much purpose in debating religion with... - alcaray - 10/29/2008 10:02:55 PM
        
        You miss my point entirely, Alcaray. - Yeti - 10/30/2008 1:58:36 AM
        
        I think that religion is about as old as symbolic language. - alcaray - 10/30/2008 3:30:40 AM
        
        We all have faith..EVERY last one of us. - Jody - 10/29/2008 12:34:35 AM
        
        More like probabilities - Socrates II - 10/29/2008 12:19:28 PM
        
        Amazing grace. - Jody - 10/29/2008 12:49:00 PM
      - re: I can't disprove that there is a tea kettle in orbit around Pluto. - Post Sputnik - 10/28/2008 4:54:56 AM
        
        People want comfort and security, not cold hard facts - Socrates II - 10/28/2008 1:18:25 PM
        
        Indeed! - Raoul - 10/29/2008 9:17:53 AM
        
        re: People want comfort and security, not cold hard facts - Post Sputnik - 10/29/2008 2:10:51 AM
        
        There may be "advanced beings" out there, but... - Socrates II - 10/29/2008 12:51:21 PM
        
        Benificient Creator - Lindy - 10/30/2008 11:18:58 PM
        
        That's very subjective - Socrates II - 10/31/2008 2:14:24 AM
        
        re: There may be "advanced beings" out there, but... - Post Sputnik - 10/29/2008 11:49:41 PM
        
        Darwanism and faith can coexist - Lance - 10/28/2008 1:00:02 PM
        
        re: Darwanism and faith can coexist - Post Sputnik - 10/28/2008 1:50:31 PM

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