(February 7, 2015 at 12:43 pm)Alex K Wrote: Dennett argues that theism is an extension of the tendency to assign agency to certain objects around you, which is a very important ability which we share with other animals. It lets us recognize companions as well as predators. When this sense runs wild, a dog will bark at a random noise, and we will think the weather has a will of its own.
There's a bit of a leap in barking at the wind and attributing the actions of that wind to an all seeing all knowing deity. This Dennett guy sounds like he's talking a bit of shit to me.
