08-28-2015, 11:00 AM
(08-27-2015, 10:17 PM)Rotobeast Wrote: Apart from that tidbit, as a critical thinker you certainly have to give a bit of credibility to the benefits of faith, do you not ?
The neurochemical perks alone can foster a much longer life.
No matter the source of that stimulation, it seems to be good for the subject.
(unless they try to force it upon another, of course )
Excellent point. So, if someone believes in the tooth fairy or ET or Nessie do they receive the same neurochemical perks? It would seem they would. I guess it becomes a question of what would you sell your soul for at that point. Homer sold his for a jelly donut with sprinkles. (The Simpson, not the Greek.)
JOHN ROBERTS: From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly so that you will come to know the value of justice... I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either.