Yes... but who wired it? Maybe that is why people believe in a God or gods
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Does religion dictate morality...another perspective?
- Thread starter Evangelicalhumanist
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The same processes that caused us to have two arms and two legs and a head on top. Evolution and natural selection.
never heard of evolution of consciousness. so is spirituality an evolutionary process?
Huh? Your brain evolved and it's thanks to your brain that you're conscious...
Huh? Your brain makes your body work... but consciousness?
Yes... haven't you noticed that if people get hit over the head and the proper functioning of the brain is interrupted they lose consciousness?
Define "spirituality". Wikipedia says "There is no single, widely agreed upon definition of spirituality."
People believe in gods because believing that a conscious agent such as a tiger was responsible for the rustle in the grass meant that people would run to avoid becoming dinner and survive to live another day. Unfortunately that evolutionary survival trait also lead to the belief that thunder was caused by a conscious agent called Thor, and to the belief that earthquakes was caused by a conscious agent called Poseidon etc.
Howard Is
Lucky Mud
And this is why these debates will continue to go nowhere until everyone gets a grasp on ignosticism.
What a wonderful day that would be.
Howard Is
Lucky Mud
And it’s not just a problem for humans.
All those poor moths flying into candles...
Made in God’s image, “dumb all over, and a little ugly on the side” - Frank Zappa
We do our best. We should stop punishing each other cos we’re bozos.
Forgive yourself, for you know not what you do.
Yes... and if they die, they also loose consciousness. So?
So when is reality real?
Always.
Shows that consciousness is the product of an evolved brain.
A fallacy. Or my brain has evolved more than yours.
JChnsc19
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I forget the particulars but there is fMRI studies where they ask what you think of a moral issue, then they ask “what do your think your god thinks of the same issue” & the same area in the brain lights up. There have been several of these studies done, I don’t remember the details should be easy to find on Google
wandering peacefully
Which way to the woods?
One of my favorite sayings is I know nothing.
Of course it is true and not true at the same time. The key to success in life is understanding which is which and being able to admit it.