We have come so far from those days of scrambling up trees to escape predators, and huddling in caves paralyzed with fear.
And look we did it without having to rely on firearms to make us feel powerful and safe.
Morality is not determined by the church you attend nor the faith you embrace. It is determined by the quality of your character and the positive impact you have on those you meet along your journey
Showing posts with label anthropology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label anthropology. Show all posts
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
"Religion is really made by the brain. It is a secretion of the brain."
Lionel Tiger is a Canadian-born, American-based anthropologist. He is the Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University and co-Research Director of the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation.
I swear as much as I love politics, this is the kind of thing that really gets my intellectual juices flowing. I guess in my case brain secretions are caused by pursuing an understanding of the origins, purpose, and benefits to humans of religion.
I swear as much as I love politics, this is the kind of thing that really gets my intellectual juices flowing. I guess in my case brain secretions are caused by pursuing an understanding of the origins, purpose, and benefits to humans of religion.
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