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riemannman · 4614 days ago · link · · parent · post: A Priori Reasoning, Mathematics, and those Goddamn Reddit Atheists
Well I am a counterexample to that statement. I grew up as hardwired as can be regarding religion. But now I don't believe in anything supernatural.
JakobVirgil · 4613 days ago · link ·
I am not as hard and fast on this as the person you are replying to but the tendency seems to be genetic.
so soft wired?
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riemannman · 4613 days ago · link ·
I don't really understand. Are you saying that the having strong versus weak opinions on religion tends to be genetic?
I don't really know how religion could be passed genetically, but I am pretty sure that my strong beliefs and interest in religion stems from the environment I was raised in.
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JakobVirgil · 4613 days ago · link ·
>the having strong versus weak opinions on religion tends to be genetic
close to this.
I think that there are genitic traits that allow one to be a true believer in a thing.
I think this is why "patriotism", conservative politics and fundementalist religion seem to be coupled.
The ability to take someones word for something seems to be have a genetic component.
http://youtu.be/pIAoJsS9Ix8
something along these lines.