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Originally Posted by Cheese
^^^ did I say that? You certainly cant read my mind can you? Can you?
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I cannot, but I believe the implication was there.
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Originally Posted by Cheese
How about we give it a shot? Lets say for the next two millenia? even Stephen then we can compare notes afterwards.
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The problem is, I'm not all that confident in either of our abilities to make an accurate account of all the data. The point being that religion is an easy target because of its virtually universal influence, and that it is equally indistinguishable from the effects of culture and society. We can't really imagine a world without religion, because religion is all anyone has known for—well, forever. You think that you can guess what an areligious society would be like, but even this is an illusion. If we were any good as a species at engineering societies, then we wouldn't be living in one that continues to evade perfect function. The problem isn't religion. The problem is humanity, and the utter unpredictability of what motivates people to action—both for good and for evil.