Suppose that religious belief increased social well-being by 2% but was false. Would you promote it because of its utility?
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Love is harmful, Gur?
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I mean, what is love, really? Glorified favoritism. One primate worshiping another. Mutual harassment. A prelude to heartbreak. The triumph of imagination over intellect. Or, my favorite (from the Devil's Dictionary): "A temporary insanity curable by marriage".
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I agree with you, and I'm not implying they're devoid of harm, just that they're a permanent part of the landscape ... 200,000 years and counting.
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I agree. A milder way of framing this is parenting. The antagonist in my mind is against affirmations, the importance of self-confidence and how this helps pulls the child into self-efficacy.
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Something 'necessary for us to live' may not be without harm, but is it harmful? hardly..
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