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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While I don’t care whether or not anyone believes in God, I think a belief in the sacred and the divine leads to more openness, humility, and gentle curiosity in the world than not.  A wholehearted belief in science is not better, it’s just more valued in a society that lionizes masculine qualities and characteristics and maligns feminine qualities and characteristics. [/quote]

I’ve long thought the same, pp. Religious belief often leads to humility about our place in the world and our relationships with others. It can also lead to a lifetime of study and openness to challenging ideas. [/quote]

Wow, I have such an opposite view of this that I actually did laugh out loud to myself when reading your comment.  The more religious someone in my wider family circle is, the less open and the more arrogant they seem to be.  Truly, some of them think they are one of God's chosen ones who can do no wrong and don't have to listen to anyone else.  They are completely closed off to any ideas other than their own.  But these people are all Christians.  Perhaps people from other religions might not be so afflicted.[/quote]

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