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Here’s a pop Darwin look at the origin of religion

At the BBC, a writer offers an explanation of the Christian practice of Communion, Darwinism-style. Along the way, he discovers that apes are spiritual.

Brother Brian KF Nowhere have I suggested that these researchers were consciously... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
Axel Responding to Dawkins' ludicrous conjecture that Nature only looks designed,... – Sit down. Cells have signaling circuit...
bornagain77 "sarcasm on" But Brother Brian, (and Dawkins and Crick), assure... – Sit down. Cells have signaling circuit...
kairosfocus F/N: Just to spark some thinking, Wiki on TRIZ: TRIZ... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
kairosfocus H, the reported study is a pointer on first steps... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
kairosfocus DS, that would be simple misunderstanding not a fallacy of... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
kairosfocus BB, you just doubled down on red herrings and strawmen.... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
hazel This is probably a boiled herring, or maybe a red... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
EricMH @BB Simple difference between religious discrimination and racism: Religious discrimination... – David Klinghoffer: Racism is integral to...
EricMH @BB where are you seeing ID trying to keep God... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
Brother Brian KF Above, BB tried to shift focal topic to something... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
Brother Brian Hazel Following up on my post at 62 about strawmen,... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
AaronS1978 It’s a cellular nervous system. That is amazing, Arguments aside... – Sit down. Cells have signaling circuit...
daveS KF, a strawman is one type of red herring. It's... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
ScuzzaMan This is also remarkably stupid and self-defeating: "will help us... – Philosopher eliminates human exceptionality by ejecting...
ScuzzaMan It goes wrong at the very beginning: "artificial intelligence and... – Philosopher eliminates human exceptionality by ejecting...
AaronS1978 The sarcasto button has been born – Remember junk RNA? Cell division requires...
AaronS1978 ‘SARCASM ON’ Uuiuuuuuuuhmmmmmmmm Actually PeterA it’s Heads: Darwin WINS Tails:... – Remember junk RNA? Cell division requires...
PeterA Ok, Let’s make this clear once more (rephrasing KF’s comment... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
kairosfocus H, a strawman is one type of red herring. Above,... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...
ET hazel- Why isn't up to the people making the original... – ID Breakthrough -- Syn61 marks a...