Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion?

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Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion?

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RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion?

October 20, 2015 at 8:46 pm (This post was last modified: October 20, 2015 at 8:47 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)

The answer is simple: love comes before logic. IOW what you love most deeply is what you want to know about most. Reason is only a tool directed toward an end.

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Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Rhondazvous - October 20, 2015 at 3:18 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Chad32 - October 20, 2015 at 3:34 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by The Valkyrie - October 20, 2015 at 3:37 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Rhondazvous - October 20, 2015 at 7:30 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Kingpin - October 20, 2015 at 3:42 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by jenny1972 - October 20, 2015 at 4:57 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by abaris - October 20, 2015 at 6:10 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Jenny A - October 20, 2015 at 8:44 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by brewer - October 20, 2015 at 4:32 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Rhondazvous - October 22, 2015 at 1:59 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by vorlon13 - October 20, 2015 at 4:45 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Minimalist - October 20, 2015 at 4:54 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Excited Penguin - October 20, 2015 at 5:03 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Athene - October 20, 2015 at 5:13 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Clueless Morgan - October 20, 2015 at 5:26 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Rhondazvous - October 22, 2015 at 2:18 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Qwest - October 20, 2015 at 6:20 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by robvalue - October 20, 2015 at 7:11 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 20, 2015 at 8:46 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Foxaèr - October 20, 2015 at 8:50 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 20, 2015 at 9:19 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Ravenshire - October 20, 2015 at 10:29 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 21, 2015 at 9:47 am

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Foxaèr - October 20, 2015 at 10:30 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Excited Penguin - October 20, 2015 at 10:05 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Edwardo Piet - October 20, 2015 at 10:11 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Excited Penguin - October 20, 2015 at 10:17 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Ravenshire - October 20, 2015 at 10:25 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Excited Penguin - October 20, 2015 at 10:30 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Edwardo Piet - October 20, 2015 at 10:41 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Foxaèr - October 20, 2015 at 10:31 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Excited Penguin - October 20, 2015 at 10:33 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Foxaèr - October 20, 2015 at 10:35 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Excited Penguin - October 20, 2015 at 11:25 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Angrboda - October 21, 2015 at 1:23 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Edwardo Piet - October 21, 2015 at 1:46 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 21, 2015 at 2:05 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Angrboda - October 21, 2015 at 2:17 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 21, 2015 at 4:14 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by abaris - October 21, 2015 at 5:34 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 21, 2015 at 6:55 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Anomalocaris - October 21, 2015 at 9:11 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Heat - October 21, 2015 at 9:19 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Neo-Scholastic - October 21, 2015 at 10:18 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Mikazuki - October 25, 2015 at 1:44 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Edwardo Piet - October 25, 2015 at 8:13 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Reforged - October 25, 2015 at 8:18 pm

RE: Why Do Otherwise Intelligent People Succomb to Religion? - by Edwardo Piet - October 25, 2015 at 8:40 pm

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