(July 22, 2010 at 6:04 pm)The Omnissiunt One Wrote: There was quite an interesting column I read once, which argued that the religious don't actually believe what they say that they do, or at least not as fervently as they make out.
Well some think that. Such as Dan Dennett for instance. So many profess belief without actually believing, they just believe in belief, etc..
Although, I believe I also read that Sam Harris has done a neurological study of religious belief and it appears in the brain just as any other real belief.
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