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  Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Leon S. <ls46@gmail.com> - 2016-09-20 14:08 +0000
    Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-20 20:57 +0000
      Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-09-21 17:51 -0400
      Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-09-22 17:46 +1000
        Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-22 13:38 +0000
          Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-09-22 17:49 -0400
            Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-23 16:58 +0000
              Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Don Martin <drdonmartin@comcast.net> - 2016-09-23 19:04 -0400
                Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-24 01:37 +0000
                  Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> - 2016-09-23 23:05 -0400
                    Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-09-24 00:03 -0400
                      Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Smiler <smiler@jo.king> - 2016-09-24 16:49 +0000
                  Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Cloud Hobbit <youngblood2949@gmail.com> - 2016-09-23 21:37 -0700
                Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Olrik <olrik666@gmail.com> - 2016-09-24 00:06 -0400
              Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior "Alex W." <ingilt@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-09-24 09:07 +1000
    Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior  Echo - 2016-09-22 22:30 +0000
      Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior walksalone <spamstopper@nerdshack.com> - 2016-09-22 23:57 +0000
        Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Cloud Hobbit <youngblood2949@gmail.com> - 2016-09-22 17:09 -0700
      Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Echo - 2016-09-23 00:51 +0000
        Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior John Baker <nunya@bizniz.net> - 2016-09-23 17:18 -0400
          Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior "%" <persent@gmail.com> - 2016-09-23 14:33 -0700
            Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Echo - 2016-09-23 23:56 +0000
              Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior "%" <persent@gmail.com> - 2016-09-23 17:33 -0700
    Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior Cloud Hobbit <youngblood2949@gmail.com> - 2016-09-23 21:36 -0700

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#2171156 — Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior

It has been said we all have a God size space within.

All known cultures have religion as a core feagture.

http://www.payvand.com/news/10/nov/1054.html

Interestingly, the forceful attempts to make a population atheist have 
never worked. The most famous historical example of these attempts is 
Stalin's brutal confrontation of religiosity.

Stalin did not look at religion as just "opium of the masses" he looked at 
it as a menace for the society and considered clergymen as parasites.

Stalin's method of dealing with religion was the same method that he used 
in dealing with anything... elimination. His answer was total elimination 
of religion. He ordered all mosques, churches and temples to be burned, as 
well as the killing of all clergy.

It should be noted that upon the collapse of the Soviet Union the first 
changes included reappearance of mosques, churches, temples and clergymen.

In other words you can force people to convert to a different religion, but 
you cannot force them to become an atheist, as if they can not live without 
it.

The Case for the Organic Nature of human religiosity. The idea of 
hereditary causes of human religiosity was originally introduced by Charles 
Darwin. This idea is articulated in his autobiography:

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#2171313

On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:

> It has been said we all have a God size space within.

How many god sized spaces do polytheists have?
Where, within me, is that space situated?
Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
 
> All known cultures have religion as a core feagture.

Stopped at the first lie.

-- 
Smiler, The godless one.
aa #2279
Gods are all tailored to order. They are made 
to exactly fit the prejudices of the believer.

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#2171828

On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 20:57:20 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
wrote:

>On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>
>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>
>How many god sized spaces do polytheists have?
>Where, within me, is that space situated?
>Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
> 
>> All known cultures have religion as a core feagture.
>
>Stopped at the first lie.

This one speaks of "All known cultures."  I rather doubt he knows any
culture whatsoever, but is going on hearsay.

-- 
aa #2278 Never mind "proof." Where is your evidence?
BAAWA Chief Assistant to the Assistant Chief Heckler
         Fidei defensor (Hon. Antipodean) 
          Je pense, donc je suis Charlie.

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#2172014

On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>
>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>
> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have?
> Where, within me, is that space situated?
> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.

I have filled up that space with bacon....

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#2172065

On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:46:16 +1000, Alex W. wrote:

> On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>>
>>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>
>> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have? Where, within me, is
>> that space situated?
>> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
> 
> I have filled up that space with bacon....

You couldn't have made a rasher decision.

-- 
Smiler, The godless one.
aa #2279
Gods are all tailored to order. They are made 
to exactly fit the prejudices of the believer.

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#2172178

On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:38:42 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
wrote:

>On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:46:16 +1000, Alex W. wrote:
>
>> On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
>>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>>>
>>>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>>
>>> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have? Where, within me, is
>>> that space situated?
>>> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
>> 
>> I have filled up that space with bacon....
>
>You couldn't have made a rasher decision.

Surely, Mr S, you flitched that line from elsewhere.

-- 
aa #2278 Never mind "proof." Where is your evidence?
BAAWA Chief Assistant to the Assistant Chief Heckler
         Fidei defensor (Hon. Antipodean) 
          Je pense, donc je suis Charlie.

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#2172427

On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:49:31 -0400, Don Martin wrote:

> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:38:42 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
> wrote:
> 
>>On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:46:16 +1000, Alex W. wrote:
>>
>>> On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>>>
>>>> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have? Where, within me, is
>>>> that space situated?
>>>> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
>>> 
>>> I have filled up that space with bacon....
>>
>>You couldn't have made a rasher decision.
> 
> Surely, Mr S, you flitched that line from elsewhere.

Are you accusing me of being a boar and a plagiarising swine?

-- 
Smiler, The godless one.
aa #2279
Gods are all tailored to order. They are made 
to exactly fit the prejudices of the believer.

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#2172519

On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
wrote:

>On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:49:31 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:38:42 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:46:16 +1000, Alex W. wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>>>>
>>>>> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have? Where, within me, is
>>>>> that space situated?
>>>>> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
>>>> 
>>>> I have filled up that space with bacon....
>>>
>>>You couldn't have made a rasher decision.
>> 
>> Surely, Mr S, you flitched that line from elsewhere.
>
>Are you accusing me of being a boar and a plagiarising swine?

As ye sow, so shall ye rape:  the choice is yours., and I wouldn't
want to lard it over you.

-- 
aa #2278 Never mind "proof." Where is your evidence?
BAAWA Chief Assistant to the Assistant Chief Heckler
         Fidei defensor (Hon. Antipodean) 
          Je pense, donc je suis Charlie.

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#2172581

On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:04:57 -0400, Don Martin wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king> wrote:
> 
>>On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:49:31 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:38:42 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:46:16 +1000, Alex W. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have? Where, within me, is
>>>>>> that space situated?
>>>>>> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have filled up that space with bacon....
>>>>
>>>>You couldn't have made a rasher decision.
>>> 
>>> Surely, Mr S, you flitched that line from elsewhere.
>>
>>Are you accusing me of being a boar and a plagiarising swine?
> 
> As ye sow, so shall ye rape:  the choice is yours., and I wouldn't want
> to lard it over you.

Lard? Now you're being fat_uous.
A Fryer once told me to render unto Caesar...

-- 
Smiler, The godless one.
aa #2279
Gods are all tailored to order. They are made 
to exactly fit the prejudices of the believer.

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#2172628

On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 01:37:29 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
wrote:

>On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:04:57 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king> wrote:
>> 
>>>On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:49:31 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:38:42 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:46:16 +1000, Alex W. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
>>>>>>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have? Where, within me, is
>>>>>>> that space situated?
>>>>>>> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I have filled up that space with bacon....
>>>>>
>>>>>You couldn't have made a rasher decision.
>>>> 
>>>> Surely, Mr S, you flitched that line from elsewhere.
>>>
>>>Are you accusing me of being a boar and a plagiarising swine?
>> 
>> As ye sow, so shall ye rape:  the choice is yours., and I wouldn't want
>> to lard it over you.
>
>Lard? Now you're being fat_uous.
>A Fryer once told me to render unto Caesar...

I knew Caesar during his salad days...


<ducks for cover>






AA #1898
Giver of No Fucks
Keeper of the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch

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#2172653

Le 2016-09-23 à 23:05, John Baker a écrit :
> On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 01:37:29 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:04:57 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:49:31 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:38:42 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:46:16 +1000, Alex W. wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have? Where, within me, is
>>>>>>>> that space situated?
>>>>>>>> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I have filled up that space with bacon....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You couldn't have made a rasher decision.
>>>>>
>>>>> Surely, Mr S, you flitched that line from elsewhere.
>>>>
>>>> Are you accusing me of being a boar and a plagiarising swine?
>>>
>>> As ye sow, so shall ye rape:  the choice is yours., and I wouldn't want
>>> to lard it over you.
>>
>> Lard? Now you're being fat_uous.
>> A Fryer once told me to render unto Caesar...
>
> I knew Caesar during his salad days...
>
>
> <ducks for cover>

Chicken!


-- 
Olrik
aa #1981
EAC Chief Food Inspector, Bacon Division

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#2172889

On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 00:03:23 -0400, Olrik wrote:

> Le 2016-09-23 à 23:05, John Baker a écrit :
>> On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 01:37:29 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:04:57 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:49:31 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:38:42 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:46:16 +1000, Alex W. wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have? Where, within me,
>>>>>>>>> is that space situated?
>>>>>>>>> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have filled up that space with bacon....
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You couldn't have made a rasher decision.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Surely, Mr S, you flitched that line from elsewhere.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are you accusing me of being a boar and a plagiarising swine?
>>>>
>>>> As ye sow, so shall ye rape:  the choice is yours., and I wouldn't
>>>> want to lard it over you.
>>>
>>> Lard? Now you're being fat_uous.
>>> A Fryer once told me to render unto Caesar...
>>
>> I knew Caesar during his salad days...
>>
>> <ducks for cover>
> 
> Chicken!

Nuts!

-- 
Smiler, The godless one.
aa #2279
Gods are all tailored to order. They are made 
to exactly fit the prejudices of the believer.

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#2172661

On Friday, September 23, 2016 at 6:37:36 PM UTC-7, Smiler wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 19:04:57 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king> wrote:
> > 
> >>On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:49:31 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
> >>
> >>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:38:42 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
> >>> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>>On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:46:16 +1000, Alex W. wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
> >>>>>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have? Where, within me, is
> >>>>>> that space situated?
> >>>>>> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> I have filled up that space with bacon....
> >>>>
> >>>>You couldn't have made a rasher decision.
> >>> 
> >>> Surely, Mr S, you flitched that line from elsewhere.
> >>
> >>Are you accusing me of being a boar and a plagiarising swine?
> > 
> > As ye sow, so shall ye rape:  the choice is yours., and I wouldn't want
> > to lard it over you.
> 
> Lard? Now you're being fat_uous.
> A Fryer once told me to render unto Caesar...
> 

I know this one.  SALAD!

> -- 
> Smiler, The godless one.
> aa #2279
> Gods are all tailored to order. They are made 
> to exactly fit the prejudices of the believer.

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#2172655

Le 2016-09-23 à 19:04, Don Martin a écrit :
> On Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:58:26 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:49:31 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:38:42 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:46:16 +1000, Alex W. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have? Where, within me, is
>>>>>> that space situated?
>>>>>> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have filled up that space with bacon....
>>>>
>>>> You couldn't have made a rasher decision.
>>>
>>> Surely, Mr S, you flitched that line from elsewhere.
>>
>> Are you accusing me of being a boar and a plagiarising swine?
>
> As ye sow, so shall ye rape:  the choice is yours., and I wouldn't
> want to lard it over you.

Hey! One pun per message!

Don't hog the thread, you pig!


-- 
Olrik
aa #1981
EAC Chief Food Inspector, Bacon Division

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#2172521

On 24/09/2016 02:58, Smiler wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:49:31 -0400, Don Martin wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 13:38:42 +0000 (UTC), Smiler <smiler@jo.king>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2016 17:46:16 +1000, Alex W. wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 21/09/2016 06:57, Smiler wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:08:46 +0000, Leon S. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>>>>
>>>>> How many god sized spaces do polytheists have? Where, within me, is
>>>>> that space situated?
>>>>> Maybe it's the cause of flatulence.
>>>>
>>>> I have filled up that space with bacon....
>>>
>>> You couldn't have made a rasher decision.
>>
>> Surely, Mr S, you flitched that line from elsewhere.
>
> Are you accusing me of being a boar and a plagiarising swine?
>

As you sow so shall you reap...

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#2172212

It is time to have some serious discussion about the topic of the 
information.  Or are posters in this ng intellectual cowards?  The points 
raised are scientifically valid.

>It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>
>All known cultures have religion as a core feagture.
>
>http://www.payvand.com/news/10/nov/1054.html
>
>Interestingly, the forceful attempts to make a population atheist have
>never worked. The most famous historical example of these attempts is
>Stalin's brutal confrontation of religiosity.
>
>Stalin did not look at religion as just "opium of the masses" he looked at
>it as a menace for the society and considered clergymen as parasites.
>
>Stalin's method of dealing with religion was the same method that he used
>in dealing with anything... elimination. His answer was total elimination
>of religion. He ordered all mosques, churches and temples to be burned, as
>well as the killing of all clergy.
>
>It should be noted that upon the collapse of the Soviet Union the first
>changes included reappearance of mosques, churches, temples and clergymen.
>
>In other words you can force people to convert to a different religion, but
>you cannot force them to become an atheist, as if they can not live without
>it.
>
>The Case for the Organic Nature of human religiosity. The idea of
>hereditary causes of human religiosity was originally introduced by Charles
>Darwin. This idea is articulated in his autobiography:

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#2172216

Echo wrote in news:57e45b76$0$2155$1c4686b2@news.club.cc.cmu.edu:

> Path:
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> t!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!lawrencium.club.cc.cmu.edu!not-for-mail From: 
> Echo Subject: Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior
> Organization: 
> References: <nrrftc$180s$1@gioia.aioe.org>
> Newsgroups: alt.atheism
> Summary: 
> Keywords: 
> Date: 22 Sep 2016 22:30:14 GMT
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> Xref: news.datemas.de alt.atheism:1372418461


Smells like troll to me.

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#2172217

On Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 4:57:22 PM UTC-7, walksalone wrote:
> Echo wrote in news:57e45b76$0$2155$1c4686b2@news.club.cc.cmu.edu:
> 
> > Path:
> > news.datemas.de!newsfeed.datemas.de!feeder.erje.net!2.us.feeder.erje.ne
> > t!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!lawrencium.club.cc.cmu.edu!not-for-mail From: 
> > Echo Subject: Re: Neuropsychology of Human Religious Behavior
> > Organization: 
> > References: <nrrftc$180s$1@gioia.aioe.org>
> > Newsgroups: alt.atheism
> > Summary: 
> > Keywords: 
> > Date: 22 Sep 2016 22:30:14 GMT
> > Lines: 32
> > Message-ID: <57e45b76$0$2155$1c4686b2@news.club.cc.cmu.edu>
> > NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.237.157.95
> > X-Trace: 1474583414 news.club.cc.cmu.edu 2155 128.237.157.95:48551
> > Xref: news.datemas.de alt.atheism:1372418461
> 
> 
> Smells like troll to me.

Top posting?  Smells like that asshole who calls himself Kurt over on AA.

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#2172230

>It is time to have some serious discussion about the topic of the
>information.  Or are posters in this ng intellectual cowards?  The points
>raised are scientifically valid.

Only cowards so far.>

>>It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>
>>All known cultures have religion as a core feagture.
>>
>>http://www.payvand.com/news/10/nov/1054.html
>>
>>Interestingly, the forceful attempts to make a population atheist have
>>never worked. The most famous historical example of these attempts is
>>Stalin's brutal confrontation of religiosity.
>>
>>Stalin did not look at religion as just "opium of the masses" he looked at
>>it as a menace for the society and considered clergymen as parasites.
>>
>>Stalin's method of dealing with religion was the same method that he used
>>in dealing with anything... elimination. His answer was total elimination
>>of religion. He ordered all mosques, churches and temples to be burned, as
>>well as the killing of all clergy.
>>
>>It should be noted that upon the collapse of the Soviet Union the first
>>changes included reappearance of mosques, churches, temples and clergymen.
>>
>>In other words you can force people to convert to a different religion, but
>>you cannot force them to become an atheist, as if they can not live without
>>it.
>>
>>The Case for the Organic Nature of human religiosity. The idea of
>>hereditary causes of human religiosity was originally introduced by Charles
>>Darwin. This idea is articulated in his autobiography:

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#2172488

On 23 Sep 2016 00:51:46 GMT, Echo wrote:

>
>>It is time to have some serious discussion about the topic of the
>>information.  Or are posters in this ng intellectual cowards?  The points
>>raised are scientifically valid.
>
>Only cowards so far.>

Lots of things have been said on the subject of religion, numbnuts,
but saying them doesn't make them true. I suggest you take your
God-sized space, fold it five ways and deposit it where the sun never
shines.


>
>>>It has been said we all have a God size space within.
>>>
>>>All known cultures have religion as a core feagture.
>>>
>>>http://www.payvand.com/news/10/nov/1054.html
>>>
>>>Interestingly, the forceful attempts to make a population atheist have
>>>never worked. The most famous historical example of these attempts is
>>>Stalin's brutal confrontation of religiosity.
>>>
>>>Stalin did not look at religion as just "opium of the masses" he looked at
>>>it as a menace for the society and considered clergymen as parasites.
>>>
>>>Stalin's method of dealing with religion was the same method that he used
>>>in dealing with anything... elimination. His answer was total elimination
>>>of religion. He ordered all mosques, churches and temples to be burned, as
>>>well as the killing of all clergy.
>>>
>>>It should be noted that upon the collapse of the Soviet Union the first
>>>changes included reappearance of mosques, churches, temples and clergymen.
>>>
>>>In other words you can force people to convert to a different religion, but
>>>you cannot force them to become an atheist, as if they can not live without
>>>it.
>>>
>>>The Case for the Organic Nature of human religiosity. The idea of
>>>hereditary causes of human religiosity was originally introduced by Charles
>>>Darwin. This idea is articulated in his autobiography:

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