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To: Ten Megaton Solution
All such expression of the social instinct man has evolved tend to prolong the lives of the group that practices them, hence re-inforcing the gregarious instinct in future generations.

First of all, there is no proof that man's sociability is an 'instinct'. There are many folk who are totally unsociable and like to live by themselves. If it were an instinct it should be universal amongst mankind.

Secondly, the point of the reference was that religion is good for the health of people. You seem to agree that it is yet take low blows against religion showing again that evolutionists and atheists are birds of a feather.

However, the point I made that definitely destroys materialism and which you do not wish to address is the well proven point that the will to live leads to longer life. This shows that there is a totally non-material portion of our nature which greatly influences the material part of it and therefore it shows that materialism is totally false.

1,268 posted on 05/12/2003 6:45:16 PM PDT by gore3000
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To: gore3000
There are many folk who are totally unsociable and like to live by themselves.

I've Fallen And Can't Get Up!

There are many folk who are totally unsociable and like to live by themselves. If it were an instinct it should be universal amongst mankind.

Yes, this statement is clearly true. Everybody has brown skin and blue eyes, red hair and is six feet eight inches tall. There's no genetic variation at all between different people. (Sarcasm off)

Secondly, the point of the reference was that religion is good for the health of people.

The point of reference was that attending church was good. I explained why.

the well proven point that the will to live leads to longer life.

Yes, suicide tends to shorten the life span, agreed.

1,290 posted on 05/12/2003 10:58:51 PM PDT by Ten Megaton Solution
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