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Humans Built Complex Societies Before They Invented Moral Gods

March 20th, 2019 at 4:18:40 PM permalink
Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730	https://gizmodo.com/humans-built-complex-societies-before-they-invented-mor-1833436320?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=gizmodo_copy&utm_campaign=top

March 21st, 2019 at 12:59:23 AM permalink

rxwine

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Quote: Mosca
https://gizmodo.com/humans-built-complex-societies-before-they-invented-mor-1833436320?utm_medium=sharefromsite&utm_source=gizmodo_copy&utm_campaign=top

If you can get people to believe a powerful being can see and judge them 24 hours a day, you can certainly exercise more control over them then leaving it to authorities with only human capabilities.

"Trumpsplain (def.) explaining absolute nonsense said by TRUMP.

March 21st, 2019 at 7:23:30 AM permalink

pew

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Last part of another useless article about another useless "study". Finally, and very importantly, the study suggests people didn’t behave morally out of a fear of facing eternal hell fire from a moralizing god.

“Instead, there is some evidence to suggest that routine rituals help bind people together,” said Skali. “That is a fascinating finding.” DUH.... No s**t Sherlock. Doesn't take much to fascinate that fool.