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deacon blues
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by deacon blues » Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:46 am
One of my IRL friends is a researcher in the field of cognitive neurobiology. He presented "This is your brain on God" at TEDxSaltLakeCity in 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocuqguH1OIw
The conclusion of video kind of made sense. Like sex, religion fulfills a evolutionary need, but it should be practiced safely and kindly. And personally I think sex is more necessary for the survival of the race than religion, but I could be wrong.
God is Love. God is Truth. The greatest problem with organized religion is that the organization becomes god, rather than a means of serving God.
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RubinHighlander
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by RubinHighlander » Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:41 am
Hagoth wrote: ↑Sat Feb 04, 2023 6:40 am
Wait...
that's the Cosmo you were talking about?
I think that's a pretty good persona.
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malkie
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by malkie » Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:11 am
deacon blues wrote: ↑Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:46 am
One of my IRL friends is a researcher in the field of cognitive neurobiology. He presented "This is your brain on God" at TEDxSaltLakeCity in 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocuqguH1OIw
The conclusion of video kind of made sense. Like sex, religion fulfills a evolutionary need, but it should be practiced safely and kindly. And personally I think sex is more necessary for the survival of the race than religion, but I could be wrong.
Good point! I concur.
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