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Thread #100409   Message #2016723
Posted By: Stringsinger
04-Apr-07 - 07:57 PM
Thread Name: BS: One compelling reason for a god?
Subject: RE: BS: One compelling reason for a god?
Religion is not genetic. Dawkins says that it's "mimetic" relating to "memes". It mirrors genes in that it has its own built-in replicating device.

There are no Catholic, Christian, Jewish,Islamic, Hindu, Zoroastrian infants. A child has not genetically inherited any religion. It would be a form of child abuse to foist that on a child who should be allowed to make up his/her own mind.

One compelling reason for a god is that we might study the effect of "memes" on society. (Mind you I didn't say there was a god.)

Frrank Hamilton