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Nelson left a comment for Ethan Thies
"glad you enjoyed reading! hope finals are going well! no sweat about missing the podcast so far. you can always go back and listen to them from the archive. :)"
May 9, 2011
Ethan Thies left a comment for Nelson
"Thanks for reading my post! I enjoyed the links of your writing as well. I haven't had a chance to check out the podcast just yet because I'm in the middle of finals at the moment so time is scarce. I look forward to checking it out in a…"
May 9, 2011
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"cheers man, 'preciate the kind words. i just read your blog post. good stuff. i've written on TA about that topic a couple of times. for instance, here and here (in the comments and on ToM specifically).  we had Valerie Tarico on the…"
May 6, 2011
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A Socio-Evolutionary Look at Explaining Religion

           For centuries, humans have discussed the notion of truth and have looked for answers to life in various ways. Somewhere along our evolution to the modern humans we are today, a system was developed to help solve phenomena that occur in the world. This system is religion and is defined by humans in many unique ways. Sands (2010) attributes the beginning of religion to our ancestors the Neanderthals around 50,000 years ago or possibly even earlier with the evolution of Homo sapiens,…See More
May 6, 2011
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"Well thanks for the warm welcome Monica. I randomly stumbled upon this site and have fallen in love with it since then. Always great to be reminded of the other free-thinkers out there in the world."
Apr 22, 2011
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"Thanks for adding me as a friend, Ethan! Nice to meet you. :)"
Apr 20, 2011
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"Welcome to Think Atheist, Ethan! We are happy to have you here. Welcome to Think Atheist! Here is a list of useful links to get you started: Welcome Center About Think Atheist Content Posting Guidelines Video Posting Guidelines Think Atheist…"
Apr 20, 2011
Ethan Thies replied to Carolanne's discussion 'Atheist Tattoo?'
"The 'F' is a rendition of the Christian cross. The 'O' is Buddhist dharma wheel. The 'N' is the Hindu aum symbol. And the yin and yang is actually derived from Taoism, which is a form of religion, although a lot of…"
Apr 19, 2011
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Apr 19, 2011

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Your Religious Status
Atheist, Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic
About Me:
I'm 22 and a college student at Rutgers University. I'm currently an undergraduate studying Anthropology and I look to do graduate work within the realm of religion and mysticism.
Age
19-24
The religion you left
Christian
Why you left your religion.
A whole array of reasons.
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A Socio-Evolutionary Look at Explaining Religion

Posted on May 6, 2011 at 12:34pm 0 Comments

           For centuries, humans have discussed the notion of truth and have looked for answers to life in various ways. Somewhere along our evolution to the modern humans we are today, a system was developed to help solve phenomena that occur in the world. This system is religion and is defined by humans in many unique ways. Sands (2010) attributes the beginning of religion to our ancestors the Neanderthals around 50,000 years ago or possibly even earlier with the evolution of Homo…

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At 6:18pm on May 9, 2011, Nelson said…
glad you enjoyed reading! hope finals are going well! no sweat about missing the podcast so far. you can always go back and listen to them from the archive. :)
At 12:57pm on May 6, 2011, Nelson said…

cheers man, 'preciate the kind words. i just read your blog post. good stuff. i've written on TA about that topic a couple of times. for instance, here and here (in the comments and on ToM specifically). 

we had Valerie Tarico on the podcast a couple weeks back talking about the subject of your blog post. her contribution to the John Loftus edited The Christian Delusion is a great primer on cognitive theory of the origin of religious thought. you should check out the podcast episode featuring her.

 

anyway, i see you recently joined us. welcome! i'm one of the mods so if you have any questions or concerns don't hesitate ok? :)

At 11:59am on April 20, 2011, Monica Salcedo (Monicks) said…
Thanks for adding me as a friend, Ethan! Nice to meet you. :)
At 11:21am on April 20, 2011, Monica Salcedo (Monicks) said…

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