Why do Intelligent People still Believe in Religion? Part 36: The Social Brain

Is sheep the correct term for someone who is a blind follower? How about human?

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Education

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• atheism
• religion
• sheep
• ape
• social
• brain
• neo-cortex
• follower
• loner
• cfi
• outcast

[gwhyhate]

There is a ton of stuff out there that we don't know about. I hear people say that they don't believe religion because it is made up to control people, but they heard someone say that at some point and now they believe THAT instead. It goes both ways. Let's grow and expand our knowledge, but at the same time let's not forget where we came from and some of the things that have inspired us to be more than we are perpetually indefinitely. Peace and love.

[anubis2814]

@gwhyhate To say there is so much we don't know, really doesn't help us much. There is actually so much we do know, and its growing all of the time but most people remain blissfully ignorant of the new knowledge we possess and still remain in fantasy land. Changing your mind based on new evidence is hard if you haven't trained your mind to do so. Evidence will change with new technology and research which is effected by new evidence. We should focus on the stuff we do know and not the unknown

[purplederple]

After watching this video, I have concluded that I am you, as a teenager. You breathe new insight into my life and when you talk about yourself you're talking about me. I know you're not really talking about me, I'm not some delusional theist. You deserve more subs.

[anubis2814]

@purplederple Thanks, there was a lot of bullshit, emotional pain and ignorance i had to go through in my developing years. If I can lessen that for someone else then I have done my job.

[mojosideburns]

Love it. I subscribed to you a bit late to catch the whole series....yet. But I will buy the book, you deserve the cash for the hard work. I remember when I first subbed you had posted on my wall that the vids will help, well, they have. Thank you. Peace.

[anubis2814]

@mojosideburns Well the series is still there for free. Definately watch it. There is a playlist of it on my page as well.

[anubis2814]

@jaymthegenius Religion? No I don't, hence why the series discusses intelligent people believing in religion. If I was over simplifying it, It would have been why do complete morons believe?

[HorrorIllogium]

This is an awesome series

[LibertyNeedsRestorin]

@anubis2814 Pt 2. gaining a lot of popularity, check out Stuart Hameroffs interview on quantuam consciousness, its an hour but it is worth it if you can understand the material which most would find difficult.

[LibertyNeedsRestorin]

@anubis2814 I found this for the most part pretty accurate, except it seems like you state to much as fact, as an atheist you also subscribe to a beleif, that there is nothing, but as a deep thinker, you should never 100% subscribe to something, you have to question everything, consciousness comes down to basically two theories, emergent, and fundamental. Recently the quantum consciousness theory, which beleives it is fundamental, and suggests some sort of higher consciousness, has been

[skyelander00]

@purplederple Yep. That's me as a teen too. Trust me, it just gets harder and harder to be a freethinker. Wait until you girlfriend refuses to believe you on this! lol

[d007ization]

You really like cats. Or the internet anyway. Brilliant series anyway.

[badzulu44]

This is great!

[PlanetBongoSan]

I will totally buy your book