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Humans Hardwired to Believe in Supernatural Deity? 1852

Posted by Zonk on Sunday March 04, 2007 @05:31PM from the my-genes-rebel dept.

dohcrx writes "According to a Sunday New York Times article, 6 in 10 Americans believe in the devil and hell, 7 in 10 believe in angels, heaven and the existence of miracles and life after death, while 92% believe in a personal God. The article explores the possibility that this belief structure may be ingrained into our genetic makeup. 'When a trait is universal, evolutionary biologists look for a genetic explanation and wonder how that gene or genes might enhance survival or reproductive success ... Which is the better biological explanation for a belief in God — evolutionary adaptation or neurological accident? Is there something about the cognitive functioning of humans that makes us receptive to belief in a supernatural deity?'"

Submission + - The Killing of Wi-Fi

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justelite

on Sunday March 04, 2007 @05:04PM

justelite writes: "John C. Dvorak from PCMagazine write a good article about next strategy of American cell-phone-service companies . From article: "There is mounting evidence that the cellular service companies are going to do whatever they can to kill Wi-Fi. After all, it is a huge long-term threat to them. We've seen that the route to success in America today is via public gullibility and general ignorance. And these cell-phone-service companies are no dummies.""

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