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[–]reluctant_commenter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Regarding religion : I,as a 100% secular,agnostic scientist,has concluded that there is no way you will eliminate it. You know why? Because it offers comfort to the people,and that kind of false promises of hope that science would never do.

If you haven't heard of it already, there actually is some evidence that belief in a God/otherworldly power has a (partial) genetic basis. It's called the God gene.

Really takes all kinds of people to make the world go round!

[–]MyLongestJourney 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If you haven't heard of it already, there actually is some evidence that belief in a God/otherworldly power has a (partial) genetic basis. It's called the God gene.

Oh,I have heard about it,ages ago. But I did not bother to read any cited studies. So,I do not know if its verified or not.But really,who needs studies to accept that people need that special kind of comfort ?

Really takes all kinds of people to make the world go round!

Agreed. The trouble starts when religion (or any kind of ideology) tries to overtake science.

[–]reluctant_commenter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

But really,who needs studies to accept that people need that special kind of comfort ?

Well, without any evidence, we all could just be making shit up, haha.

Agreed. The trouble starts when religion (or any kind of ideology) tries to overtake science.

Yup. And sadly, I think even science has been infiltrated massively by ideology. Watching the silencing of academics who are trying to study detransitioners is a prime example.