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Old 12-30-2002, 10:56 AM   #1
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Dr. David Sloan Wilson, an evolutionary biologist, says religion evolved early because it helped make humans more cohesive and cooperative.
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That was a good read. I also enjoyed his parting quotes:
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there are many things I admire about religion, but no, I don't believe in God. I tell people I'm an atheist, but a nice atheist.
Not me, I'm a part of the Evil Atheist Conspiracy (TM).
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When you compare the gospels that eventually made it into the New Testament with the many competing gospels that were rejected, what you find is that those that made it in were the ones that were best as blueprints for various early Christian communities
I did not know about that. Does anyone know about a good place on the net to find out more about this?
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