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Atheists & Agnostics

Auggie

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5. One sociologist I've read says religion has been crucial in the development of society

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Tue Mar 15, 2022, 12:18 PM

Mar 2022

Faith promoted, for better or worst, group interaction between humans. Thousands of years ago.

My take? It worked, up to a point. Then a few wise guys discovered how emotion, tribalism, and greed could be used to turn groups against each other while promoting their own ascension to power and leadership roles.

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