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Religion’s Primary Function Is to Blunt the Double-Edge Sword of the Conscious Mind

Religious ritual mitigates the downsides of human consciousness.

Feb 11, 2021

Religion’s Primary Function Is to Blunt the Double-Edge Sword of the Conscious Mind

Feb 11, 2021

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Spirituality Has a Biological Basis Because Humans Have Brains

What does the evidence about spirituality say so far and can it tell us why it’s pervasive across human societies?

16h ago

Buddhist monk taking a picture of a Buddha statue. Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash

16h ago

Humans Are Not Rational

Trump’s reelection is a gut-punch to progressives and liberals who believe humans can be rehabilitated or improved, but is it true?

Dec 8, 2024

Humans Are Not Rational

Dec 8, 2024

There is Morality Without Religion

Morality arose before there were humans. Why do the devout need to rationalize that morality began with the Abrahamic God?

Dec 7, 2024

There is Morality Without Religion

Dec 7, 2024

It can’t happen here…can it?

Could the U.S. actually lose its democracy?

Oct 5, 2024

It can’t happen here…can it?

Oct 5, 2024

Emotions run high in the Israel — Palestine conflict

Facts and blame depends on who you support, but .

May 11, 2024

Emotions run high in the Israel — Palestine conflict

May 11, 2024

Answering the cosmic questions is not the reason for the origin of religion, if you embrace…

Asking what happens to us after we die and our purpose in life is a secondary function of religion, not its original purpose.

Dec 15, 2022

Answering the cosmic questions is not the reason for the origin of religion, if you embrace…

Dec 15, 2022

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The Labyrinth

My interview with drunk Evolution #2

Where she talks about some planet-level environmental effects on evolution, then does a deep dive into human evolution, especially the…

Oct 22, 2022

My interview with drunk Evolution #2

Oct 22, 2022

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The Labyrinth

My Interview with Drunk Evolution

I arranged for an interview with Evolution to get some background from the source, but when I showed up, she was drunk. I didn’t expect…

Aug 19, 2022

My Interview with Drunk Evolution

Aug 19, 2022

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The Labyrinth

Is the Creation story of Genesis fact or metaphor?

And if it’s metaphor, does that make it true?

Jul 21, 2022

Is the Creation story of Genesis fact or metaphor?

Jul 21, 2022

Mitchell Diamond

Mitchell Diamond

Author of Darwin’s Apple: The Evolutionary Biology of Religion, a new take on the function and purpose of religion. http://www.darwinsapple.com

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