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What is needed to combat the overwhelming level of belief in God?

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What is needed to combat the overwhelming level of belief in God?
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RE: What is needed to combat the overwhelming level of belief in God?
December 11, 2015 at 8:20 pm
(December 11, 2015 at 8:13 pm)SteveII Wrote:
(December 11, 2015 at 8:02 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: I agree with Rhythm.  Gods are a byproduct of our social brain.  They are a natural extension of how we think.

And the future? Do you science will have an impact on the levels of belief?

Science will change what we believe. 500 years ago, the existence of souls was unquestioned; today in mainstream belief, the role of the brain in personhood has supplanted belief in a soul.
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RE: What is needed to combat the overwhelming level of belief in God? - by Angrboda - December 11, 2015 at 8:20 pm

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