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Re:Research shows that people project their own beliefs onto... by sili on Friday December 04, 2009 @01:42PM (#976925)
"This research suggests that, unlike an actual compass, inferences about God's beliefs may instead point people further in whatever direction they are already facing."

I have long thought that one of the major downside of any religion is that it radicalizes people. No mater how much peace and tolerance it preaches, dogma always takes over.

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Re:Research shows that people project their own beliefs onto... by toadpipe on Friday December 04, 2009 @02:08PM (#976971)
It can increase people's commitment to compassion too. Like Lisp or Forth, it is an amplifier. Actually placebos are a better analogy. Both are imaginary social support that allows a body to commit resources that would otherwise be held in reserve.
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