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We freethinkers wonder what separates us from the superstitious; my conclusion has long been it's due to an evolutionary genetic difference.

rmgibsonusa 3 Jan 24
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Hopefully the superstitious, anti-vaxer, anti-science crowd will limit their breeding to each other. That would concentrate the genetic flaws in their population, and maybe they will go the way of the Neanderthals.

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That’s funny!

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Some things previously thought by some to be superstitions have turned out to be real. Ball lightning comes to mind. I would think that a free thinker would have an open mind to reported phenomena and not make premature judgments, and not be quick to label things as superstitions.

I do not equate religion with superstition if that is your drift. Isaac Newton was a very bold independent thinker, and he was extremely religious. Many of the worlds foremost physicists have delved into metaphysical ideas deemed superstitious by some.

There is not a clear line with free thinkers on one side and superstitious people on the other. A lot depends on semantics. I consider materialism to be a superstition.

Hi, William. That was just my choice of words. I find religious belief hard to understand; how do you describe it? I welcome your ideas.

@rmgibsonusa There are so many brands of religion that I ought not generalize. Some religions do have superstitious beliefs. For me religion is not about belief, but about deep awareness and appreciation for the overwhelming implications of existence as a consciously aware being. When religious groups formulate creeds and require belief in those creeds, the are off course IMO

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Which freethinkers would that be?

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Fantastic. Send us a link to your final research paper so we can all have a look. Sounds enlightening!

Hi, Geoff. It's only a thought, generated by my brain, in response to a nagging question. I'd love to hear your own ideas or reflections on the subject.

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I don't think so. A lot of us, including myself, went from being religious in one form or another before becoming freethinkers or agnostics or atheists. My wife used to say I had the "god gene" back when I was--not religious in any formal sense, but had ideas about god--and I dropped all that fairly quickly.

Hello, Tom. Of course it's undetermined, but I'm happy you posses the intrinsic freethought factor - whatever it may be!

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Maybe. I've always been a Freethinker and am active in one in Albany, NY that meets every 2 weeks. We have an offshoot group I enjoy as well - Edutainment for the Curious which uses visual and reading material with speakers to stimulate discussion.

Hi, Sassy! I agree with "maybe", but, after thinking this way for years, I was delighted by the revelation of the "Blink Test", which I think somewhat supports my conclusion.
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@rmgibsonusa interesting article. I don't know I react to stmuli but I'm extremely liberal.

@sassygirl3869 I'm definitely glad to hear that! Been listening to any of the Senate trial?

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