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Originally posted by AthiestJesus
reply to post by lonewolf19792000
I think he is referring to the division created by religion - it certainly is holding us back .
Setting the stage for human religion
Increased brain size
In this set of theories, the religious mind is one consequence of a brain that is large enough to formulate religious and philosophical ideas.[6] During human evolution, the hominid brain tripled in size, peaking 500,000 years ago. Much of the brain's expansion took place in the neocortex. This part of the brain is involved in processing higher order cognitive functions that are connected with human religiosity. The neocortex is associated with self-consciousness, language and emotion[citation needed]. According to Dunbar's theory, the relative neocortex size of any species correlates with the level of social complexity of the particular species. The neocortex size correlates with a number of social variables that include social group size and complexity of mating behaviors. In chimpanzees the neocortex occupies 50% of the brain, whereas in modern humans it occupies 80% of the brain.
Robin Dunbar argues that the critical event in the evolution of the neocortex took place at the speciation of archaic homo sapiens about 500,000 years ago. His study indicates that only after the speciation event is the neocortex large enough to process complex social phenomena such as language and religion. The study is based on a regression analysis of neocortex size plotted against a number of social behaviors of living and extinct hominids.[7]
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Stephen Jay Gould suggests that religion may have grown out of evolutionary changes which favored larger brains as a means of cementing group coherence among savannah hunters, after that larger brain enabled reflection on the inevitability of personal mortality.[8]
Originally posted by randyvs
reply to post by AthiestJesus
What's silly is demanding proof of a crime before the crime.
Originally posted by HUMBLEONE
I think your right but I think you are very wrong as to which side of the coin will buy the Custodians their feast.
Originally posted by AthiestJesus
reply to post by Stormdancer777
Daily mail .... really ?
Originally posted by randyvs
reply to post by AthiestJesus
Truth.
Originally posted by UnifiedSerenity
Originally posted by AthiestJesus
reply to post by Stormdancer777
Daily mail .... really ?
Twenty-Five Ways To Suppress Truth: The Rules of Disinformation
19. Ignore proof presented, demand impossible proofs. This is perhaps a variant of the 'play dumb' rule. Regardless of what material may be presented by an opponent in public forums, claim the material irrelevant and demand proof that is impossible for the opponent to come by (it may exist, but not be at his disposal, or it may be something which is known to be safely destroyed or withheld, such as a murder weapon.) In order to completely avoid discussing issues, it may be required that you to categorically deny and be critical of media or books as valid sources, deny that witnesses are acceptable, or even deny that statements made by government or other authorities have any meaning or relevance.
Originally posted by Openeye
reply to post by Stormdancer777
Um I would have to completely disagree here.
Go to just about any European country, Japan, China, or South Korea and you will see the education that the children are receiving is excellent. Not only that but the literacy rates in third world countries have more than doubled in the last 100 years. The literacy rate in most European nations is over 90%.
You know what sucks? The US education system. And still a guarantee you that the literacy rate now is much higher than it was in 1912 USA.
Originally posted by Stormdancer777
Originally posted by AthiestJesus
reply to post by lonewolf19792000
I think he is referring to the division created by religion - it certainly is holding us back .
In some ways yes, some of it is cultural, I would say most is the culture you are raised in.