Re: Failure of religious belief due to genetic defect
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Re: Failure of religious belief due to genetic defect
On 22 Mar 2005, at 2:44 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: :) Nothing Else To Add Maru But it isn't symmetrical. Colour-blindness or perfect pitch are also genetically linked attributes that correlate to objective reality. Colour-blindness is a defect. Perfect pitch may be an advantage (or maybe not if it bugs you too much that everything is out of tune!). Susceptibility to believing Evil religious nonsense that isn't so is a defect. And I have some Holy swampland to sell you if you Believe otherwise :) -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Aerospace is plumbing with the volume turned up. - John Carmack ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Failure of religious belief due to genetic defect
On Mar 21, 2005, at 7:09 PM, William T Goodall wrote: Susceptibility to believing Evil religious nonsense that isn't so is a defect. How long, d'ya suppose, before someone discovers that arguing from one's conclusions is genetically determined? Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Failure of religious belief due to genetic defect
On 22 Mar 2005, at 3:11 am, Dave Land wrote: On Mar 21, 2005, at 7:09 PM, William T Goodall wrote: Susceptibility to believing Evil religious nonsense that isn't so is a defect. How long, d'ya suppose, before someone discovers that arguing from one's conclusions is genetically determined? Was it from your mother's or your father's side that you inherited VMAT2? :) -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again. -George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Failure of religious belief due to genetic defect
Dave Land wrote: On Mar 21, 2005, at 7:09 PM, William T Goodall wrote: Susceptibility to believing Evil religious nonsense that isn't so is a defect. How long, d'ya suppose, before someone discovers that arguing from one's conclusions is genetically determined? Eh, I think it's purely environmental. :) Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
