Re:I was an astrologer
by ako on Thursday November 07, 2019 @10:01AM
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Yes, it has evolutionary advantages, just like placebos have advantages. Again, not so different from astrology. Depends on how gullible the believer is. And how much force the religious institutions use to enforce the correct behavior of the supposed believers (and now for something completely different... ;-).
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>Yes, it has evolutionary advantages, just like placebos have advantages
The simile being that the various reglious Gods are also not real?
That's irrelevant, because religion, as a human practice, and the actions, practices, decisions taken based on them are actually existing and actually modifying the world. So that would be more like a placebo that made you do X (e.g. go on a diet) and you see effects from that. In that case, it's not a placebo anymore.
Re:I was an astrologer
by ulisesrmzroche on Thursday November 07, 2019 @11:44AM
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A placebo works whether you like it or not that’s the beauty about placebos