Dear Theists

[Ronkonkoma]

State something to me in this thread worthy of me giving you a rep, and I will do so.  

If you are unaware of who I am, I am quite the anti-theist who equate religion to being delusional.  

Please, by all means, surprise me in a way that no theist in the history of my life has been capable of doing.

The catch is that I have never given a theist a rep on this forum.

Sure boss, but what's a rep? 

And what do you want to hear about? Let me guess... Neurodevelopment? Ok!

The brain of infants grows incredibly in the first three years of life. At the end of 3 years the brain is 80% of the adult size brain. Because of this huge growth, infants are very susceptible to outside stimuli. Like ducklings that follow anything that moves, infants follow the face of their mothers. Joyful moments between mom and baby release dopamine, oxytocin and endorphins. All of these are neuromodulators of brain growth. Neurons grow out of the limbic system, to the cortex under the influence of these hormones. They structurally form the mesocortico-limbic system. Mother-infant bonding and mutual gaze communicates joy. This is the first emotion we all felt, and it formed the structure of our brains.

Have you ever been addicted to something? If so, youre activating the same dopaminergic "reward" pathways of the mesocorticolimbic system. Youre longing for joy. 

Think of a beautiful icon of the Virgin Mary and Infant Jesus.

Are they joyful? Be honest.

Are you joyful? Am I? 

Thanks for your rep. I demand that you give it to me. now.