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Quote:I was just pointing

Submitted by Hambydammit on May 9, 2008 - 1:18pm.

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I was just pointing out funerals as an example - I would also include all the bizarre riuals every religion practices and beliefs that if they weren't held by many people would get you locked up in the wacky ward if you expressed them.

Yep.  The more I learn about the human psyche, the more I realize how powerful social convention is.  You're exactly right.  Explain most religious practices in detail to someone who didn't have religion or social ties to that group, and they'll sound pretty crazy.  It just goes to show how strong is our need to be part of the group.

 

Never Mind, trust to chance -- keep a sharp look out -- There is many a happy slave.
--Charles Darwin, on whether or not he ought to marry.

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