2006-10-05 05:48:47 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The first sign a species is becoming sentient is when they have evolved to the point where they can abstract enough to invent a god. The first sign a species is achieving sentient maturity is when they get rid of their gods.
2006-10-05 06:46:05 · answer #1 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fair enough - Iknowtruthismine got my answer down before I got here: it's an evolution thing. When an ape-like creature first looks at the vastness of the universe, it's an evolutionary step to imagine some creator that bears some resemblenace to themselves. When man is ready to appreciate the universe as a wonderful thing that does not need a plan or a creator, it's an evolutionary step into a wider view. The current conflct between believers and thinkers is essentially a birth-pain of evolution, and slowly, painfully, we're becoming a creature that can deal with the universe in a new and clearer way.
2006-10-06 07:19:16 · answer #2 · answered by mdfalco71 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be. It really doesn't matter to me how superstitious a religious person is so long as it doesn't involve me or my family. When it gets to the point that a group of superstitous people lash out at the things that terrify them, then it's time to act.
2006-10-05 12:53:24 · answer #3 · answered by Kithy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A lot of things we do is primitive, but thats the joy of living in afree country, freedom of belief.
You can believe what you want, and I will do the same, maybe we can teach eachother.
2006-10-05 12:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by danksprite420 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My question is - what's wrong with primitive?
We're so proud of our technology and our stuff, but are we really any happier?
2006-10-05 12:56:22 · answer #5 · answered by daisyk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends upon which religious superstition you refer to.
2006-10-05 12:51:19 · answer #6 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. One more reason for me NOT to be a believer in god.
2006-10-05 12:51:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If not 'too' then surely 'enough'.
2006-10-05 12:55:16 · answer #8 · answered by Beejee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I do not. And Can not answer for you.
2006-10-05 12:50:52 · answer #9 · answered by Kenneth G 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋