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why do we accept religion?

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why do we accept religion?
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RE: why do we accept religion?
February 5, 2014 at 12:20 am (This post was last modified: February 5, 2014 at 12:22 am by Whateverist.)
Well we probably don't want to start crucifying them. Seriously it goes beyond having an imaginary friend. No one has the brain/mind completely figured out. The relationship between conscious mind and unconscious mind leaves a lot of room for maneuver. Gods weren't manufactured to control the masses despite what it looks like sometimes nowadays. Gods have arisen everywhere and I don't personally believe it is purely as a primitive form of explanation. There is a tendency to disparage and underestimate the status of gods in the human psyche. So long as we insist on pathologizing the phenomenon I don't think we'll ever correctly understand it.
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why do we accept religion? - by jdoe7470 - February 4, 2014 at 11:01 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Angrboda - February 4, 2014 at 11:06 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by jdoe7470 - February 4, 2014 at 11:38 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by KUSA - February 4, 2014 at 11:09 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Cato - February 4, 2014 at 11:36 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Popsicle - February 4, 2014 at 11:37 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Whateverist - February 5, 2014 at 12:20 am
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Sword of Christ - February 8, 2014 at 7:15 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Minimalist - February 8, 2014 at 7:22 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Jacob(smooth) - February 9, 2014 at 5:11 am
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Sword of Christ - February 9, 2014 at 11:47 am
RE: why do we accept religion? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 9, 2014 at 11:59 am
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Sword of Christ - February 9, 2014 at 12:27 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Jacob(smooth) - February 9, 2014 at 12:50 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - February 9, 2014 at 12:57 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by truthBtold - February 9, 2014 at 1:00 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Jacob(smooth) - February 9, 2014 at 1:06 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Popsicle - February 9, 2014 at 4:13 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by truthBtold - February 9, 2014 at 4:15 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by Jacob(smooth) - February 9, 2014 at 4:23 pm
RE: why do we accept religion? - by dcamp67 - February 10, 2014 at 1:13 pm

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