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   MarkE to John   
   Re: Chimp to human evolution - Sandwalk    
   02 Feb 26 09:18:56   
   
   From: me22over7@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/02/2026 7:59 am, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:   
   > On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 06:57:31 +1100   
   > MarkE  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/02/2026 1:55 am, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:   
   > []   
   >   
   >>> I came to see what recent advances there had been on how life began.   
   >>> 'Goddidit' isn't a satisfactory answer.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> What if, in reality, God did it?   
   >>   
   > Then he's a rubbish creator, if it takes 4 billion years to get any   
   > worshipper feedback.   
   >   
   > What if I asked you a trick question with a huge suppostion in it?   
   > e.g.   
   > Do you feel some deep insecurity about life that you need a 'god'   
   > to comfort you?   
   >   
      
   Marx's "opium of the people"?   
      
   Certainly, recognise one's worldview and the risk of confirmation bias   
   etc that it brings. I try to argue on the basis of science, as best I   
   can. But who of us is free from the influence of our preconceptions and   
   beliefs?   
      
   Similarly, do you reject God because the idea of moral accountability is   
   uncomfortable?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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