Atheists & Agnostics

but is an interesting concept.

But I also think that the base emotion of all sentient beings is fear of the unknown. Each moment is unknowable and that produces fear. So, I guess that's where the childhood dependency syndrome would come in. They need someone to tell them what to do and think and feel. I see it as the gaping hole in humans that everyone tries to fill it with something. Religion fills that hole for some, addiction of all kinds for others and some accept that mystery simply is and work to be as authentic as possible while striving to do no harm.