Here I thought they were just dumber than dirt

[kori]

Now I find out its a nature thing and they cant help it.

http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=42662

Religious fanatic? Blame it on 'god gene':
: London, Nov 15 : "God genes" are responsible for creating religious fanatics, says new scientific research - much to the chagrin of church representatives.

The findings of Dean Hamer, director of the US National Cancer Institute's Gene Structure and Regulation Unit, also claim that Jesus, the Buddha and Prophet Mohammed are likely to have carried the gene.

The research has, however, been strongly criticised by members of the church, reported the Scotsman newspaper published from Edinburgh. They said the idea of people having a predisposition to faith simply displays a failure to understand it.

Hamer, who attracted controversy in 1993 when he claimed to have found a DNA sequence linked to male homosexuality, now says the presence of the gene VMAT2, or the "god gene", explains why some people are more spiritual than others.

[billyoc]

1. These Christian Falangists are no more "spiritual"

than a pack of rabid dogs.

[eleonora]

2. LOL, that guy's going to burn on the witch's stake

If I were him I'd go in hiding NOW

[liberal N proud]

3. I always knew there was something different about them

I could just tell by looking at them.

[Walt Starr]

4. Watch out, evolution is dictating the 'god gene' is a requirement for the

species.

Seriously, the freaks are breeding at an unprecedented rate. Soon, the entire species will have a dominant god gene. Any deviants who demonstrate free thought instead of succumbing to the god gene will be removed from the genetic pool.

:scared:

[jeff30997]

5. Yep. In a couple of years...

The 'god gene' will be mandatory.If you don't have it then you don't have the right to breed and they will sterilize you before sending you to reeducation camps.

[Walt Starr]

6. Yes, I truly believed I could "pass" as a Republican

but now they'll have a DNA test to prove you're sincere about your beliefs or not.

[izzie]

7. Is this like the index finger gene?

You know we are going to have to breed a very strong sharp index finger to get into all those packed items we buy or we will not last. Now that I am worried about. I think the other is just people feel at ease when some one gives them all the answers and they do not need to mess up their minds by thinking. Just do it this way as the plan has been set, It makes life so easy.

[RhodaGrits]

9. I think what we are going to need is a strong middle finger gene :-)

[papau]

8. Is this politics?: blame God for one's unbelief?

But then one could say that ALL mental characteristics have a genetic component. Why would faith in a higher power be any different? Or one could disagree. But is this politics?

The God Gene - New book by Dr. Dean Hamer, Random House.com | September 2004

[kori]

10. Faith in a higher power is not the problem

It is the blind faith in a living person that has all the answers and condemns those who do not think or live like they do. I just do not get it. I knew right after the election, it had to be stolen. People could not be that stupid. Then I realized that is a very elitist attitude, the American people have indeed shown throughout history then CAN be that stupid and gullible. Still does not mean it was not stolen though VBG

[fknobbit]

11. Greed is the problem no matter what rationalization is used to cloak it.!

They are selling the future of their children, parents, Veterans et al, to get a pseudo tax break. Jesus and Roosevelt would puke!

[ArkDem]

12. That guy is really good at finding genes. Maybe I could

get him to help me find my favorite pair of Levi's. I haven't been able to find them for 2 weeks.