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<blockquote data-quote="zubenelgenubi" data-source="post: 4460596" data-attributes="member: 63706"><p>Sam Harris is a pretty thoughtful dude, but he misses the point about "religion". The evolution of thought and consciousness has necessarily included religious thinking. You don't go from awakening consciousness with no verbal language around which to form coherent thoughts straight to enlightenment overnight. "Religious" thinking is hardwired into our neurons, it doesn't always center around a deity, and it guides us until we learn about its limitations and transcend it. But because it is limited, does not mean it isn't useful. </p><p></p><p>It is the pathological beliefs that are reinforced through collectivist thinking that are the problem, along with those who use this mode of thinking to manipulate the masses into acting a certain way. The greatest thinkers throughout much of history were motivated by their devotion to the idea of an absolute truth, whether as an abstract concept, or personified by a loving Creator. You can't simply blame religion for all the woes of the world without acknowledging its role in advancing elevated thinking to where it is today.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zubenelgenubi, post: 4460596, member: 63706"] Sam Harris is a pretty thoughtful dude, but he misses the point about "religion". The evolution of thought and consciousness has necessarily included religious thinking. You don't go from awakening consciousness with no verbal language around which to form coherent thoughts straight to enlightenment overnight. "Religious" thinking is hardwired into our neurons, it doesn't always center around a deity, and it guides us until we learn about its limitations and transcend it. But because it is limited, does not mean it isn't useful. It is the pathological beliefs that are reinforced through collectivist thinking that are the problem, along with those who use this mode of thinking to manipulate the masses into acting a certain way. The greatest thinkers throughout much of history were motivated by their devotion to the idea of an absolute truth, whether as an abstract concept, or personified by a loving Creator. You can't simply blame religion for all the woes of the world without acknowledging its role in advancing elevated thinking to where it is today. [/QUOTE]
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