What is the evolutionary significance of our overwhelming penchant for religion?  Is there an evolutionary benefit to believing in what is so obviously fantastical (i.e., utter bullshit)?  Or is faith an evolutionary aberrance?

Sharks have little changed over 10s of millions of years.  They, along with many Terran species, have hit an evolutionary ( Read more... )

I’ve been pro-choice ever since I knew what abortion was and thought about it (about 8 years of age).  It’s never made sense to me to force unwilling women to bring forth unwanted children or children that they have no means to properly care for.  Even at that tender age I knew there was far more to parenting than giving birth, and far more to life ( Read more... )

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