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Warren Stupidity

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17. We tell ourselves stories to facilitate

Reply to edhopper (Reply #14)

Wed Jun 24, 2015, 02:09 PM

Jun 2015

communal action among people who are otherwise strangers. Those stories can be religious, nationalistic, ideological, etc. It is one of the ways we are able to organize beyond small related groups.

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Why Did God Create Atheists? [View all] Lordquinton Jun 2015 OP

So long as disciples of this "God" don't smite me for disbelieving! delrem Jun 2015 #1

I think doing good just to win brownie points with God tblue Jun 2015 #2

That's what often bothers me about the whole "I'm forgiven!" thing. calimary Jun 2015 #4

Just like the recent Duggar scumbag bullshit - mr blur Jun 2015 #5

"Get our of hell free" cards! Curmudgeoness Jun 2015 #11

Yet another dumb example SheilaT Jun 2015 #3

To test your faith. DetlefK Jun 2015 #6

Unless it's a clever trap designed by Satan. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2015 #10

Perhaps he got bored listening to sycophants? mr blur Jun 2015 #7

"...imagine that there is no God to help..." Iggo Jun 2015 #8

That closely parallels Emanuel Kant's definition of a virtuous person. nt ladjf Jun 2015 #9

Why Did God Create Atheists? AlbertCat Jun 2015 #12

The story does rather suggest that without their god mr blur Jun 2015 #13

An interesting imaginary question edhopper Jun 2015 #14

Tend to agree. What does the use of the symbolism and the diverse stories tell us, about ourselves? pinto Jun 2015 #15

Or why we even have a need for a God. edhopper Jun 2015 #16

We tell ourselves stories to facilitate Warren Stupidity Jun 2015 #17

So if this story is taken as true Rainforestgoddess Jun 2015 #18