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Posted by Hartley DiBianca on April 11, 2001 16:41:05 UTC

I think we have similiar philosophies but I disagree on the insect comparison. Do insects have any sense of death? Probably not, as a matter of fact they probably don't have a conscience anywhere near our level of mind.

So the need for a god, aka explanation of life, death, and an afterlife would not be needed for the insect at all. I think there are good arguments that religions have thrived because of this human need, not in spite of a lack of a need.

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Agree or disagree with what? - doctordick - April 11, 2001 - 17:36 UTC
- Agree. Life = chemistry and nothing else. - alexander - April 11, 2001 - 18:08 UTC
- People take comfort in a God - hmancu - April 11, 2001 - 19:28 UTC
  - A Moral Construct - stormcrow - April 12, 2001 - 02:47 UTC
    - On average atheists are smarter than theists - johnpowell - April 12, 2001 - 21:52 UTC
      - Could be - stormcrow - April 13, 2001 - 00:04 UTC

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