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guillaumeb

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43. Religion was science for early humans.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #28)

Fri May 18, 2018, 08:55 PM

May 2018

An attempt to explain the world.

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What if religion had never existed? [View all] guillaumeb May 2018 OP

The world would be a better place Alpeduez21 May 2018 #1

So there would be no tribalism? guillaumeb May 2018 #2

You asked the question Alpeduez21 May 2018 #6

A revealing answer. guillaumeb May 2018 #8

You make that point all the time Alpeduez21 May 2018 #10

Feel free to provide citations to these posts. guillaumeb May 2018 #11

True. Its quite obvious. procon May 2018 #13

An even more revealing response Major Nikon May 2018 #16

"Without the absolutism of religion differences of opinion can be worked out." trotsky May 2018 #23

Do you have faith that this would be the result? guillaumeb May 2018 #34

Based on what I see from you. n/t trotsky May 2018 #68

It is good to have faith. eom guillaumeb May 2018 #70

Less. Voltaire2 May 2018 #17

Humans create the religions they need, along with MineralMan May 2018 #3

Off topic. guillaumeb May 2018 #4

Given human nature, that would never occur. MineralMan May 2018 #5

Why not? guillaumeb May 2018 #7

For unanswerable questions, a deity is the logical response. MineralMan May 2018 #21

I often think about the differences Alpeduez21 May 2018 #9

It would certianly mean there would be one less problem to deal with. Eko May 2018 #12

Would another take its place? guillaumeb May 2018 #35

Speculation. Eko May 2018 #37

All of this is sheer speculation. guillaumeb May 2018 #40

I agree with you that all of this is indeed sheer speculation. Eko May 2018 #41

To promote dialogue, and to inspire others. guillaumeb May 2018 #42

So you asked a question in the post. Eko May 2018 #48

If you are referring to #12: guillaumeb May 2018 #50

Thanks! I appreciate it. Eko May 2018 #51

NOT humanism!!!! guillaumeb May 2018 #52

Huh, why not? Eko May 2018 #56

I was joking. guillaumeb May 2018 #58

I personally believe Eko May 2018 #60

Well said. Nothing to add to that. eom guillaumeb May 2018 #67

Seems people are rejecting your false dichotomy Lordquinton May 2018 #14

Of course he's getting nasty. trotsky May 2018 #20

Very routine as well Lordquinton May 2018 #25

Religion and spirituality are two different things marylandblue May 2018 #15

And the form of that spirituality? guillaumeb May 2018 #36

You should ask the spiritual people that question marylandblue May 2018 #44

You have none? guillaumeb May 2018 #45

Religion is for people who have read about hell. marylandblue May 2018 #46

And would that spirituality help people? guillaumeb May 2018 #47

My answer is self explanatory marylandblue May 2018 #49

We wouldn't have science. DetlefK May 2018 #18

Au contraire. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #28

Religion was science for early humans. guillaumeb May 2018 #43

It may have been an attempt to explain the world, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #61

You have a wrong perception of this. DetlefK May 2018 #63

Actual experiments done to determine if something is real PoindexterOglethorpe May 2018 #65

You'd be a lot happier. trotsky May 2018 #19

Oh snap! Lordquinton May 2018 #26

That would mean a different make up edhopper May 2018 #22

Agreed. guillaumeb May 2018 #38

Organized religion has been around for way less Voltaire2 May 2018 #24

Now to be fair, there was probably a great monkey god / banana provider 100,000 years ago! Moostache May 2018 #27

Time is, apparently, hugely relative for some. MineralMan May 2018 #29

The op explicitly referred to "religion" and "spiritualism". Voltaire2 May 2018 #30

Your timeline is probably optimistic, really. MineralMan May 2018 #31

Oh I agree. But I wouldn't object to a 10,000 Voltaire2 May 2018 #32

Overstatement is an error of ignorance. MineralMan May 2018 #33

Your own unproven contention. guillaumeb May 2018 #39

Er no. We've been over this repeatedly. Voltaire2 May 2018 #62

John Lennon would have had one less hit. malchickiwick May 2018 #53

Lennon had plenty of hits. guillaumeb May 2018 #55

That song was plagiarized...cost George a fortune, I believe. malchickiwick May 2018 #59

I have never heaerd of the song. guillaumeb May 2018 #66

I wonder if there would have been a lot more people in the world Ilsa May 2018 #54

Or more overcrowding, guillaumeb May 2018 #57

Fascinating post hoc rationalization. Act_of_Reparation May 2018 #69

Doubtful, since the largest Christian denomination strongly prohibits MineralMan May 2018 #71

War has never been a major edhopper May 2018 #64