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Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World?

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Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World?
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RE: Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World?
December 13, 2019 at 3:17 am
I think religion probably got it's start by some well meaning parent as an inventive tale to help the kids deal with the death of a tribe member.

Then the laziest member of the tribe - deviously co-opted these stories to control the more gulliable tribe members for personal gain.
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Thus the priesthood born....
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Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World?

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Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World? - by EgoDeath - December 13, 2019 at 1:56 am
RE: Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World? - by onlinebiker - December 13, 2019 at 3:17 am
RE: Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World? - by Ranjr - December 13, 2019 at 10:07 am
RE: Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World? - by Duty - December 13, 2019 at 10:34 am
RE: Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World? - by Chad32 - December 13, 2019 at 10:38 am
RE: Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World? - by no one - December 13, 2019 at 12:42 pm
RE: Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World? - by no one - December 13, 2019 at 12:59 pm
RE: Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World? - by no one - December 13, 2019 at 11:03 pm
RE: Is Religion an Attempt to Understand the World? - by Sal - December 14, 2019 at 12:54 pm

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