Yeah, there are things that can be defined as the absence of something, but when they're things that have to do with people's beliefs or self perception, it probably would be a good idea to see how those people, themselves, describe the thing.
It's part of what puzzled me so much about the author being an atheist themselves! Even they seemed to start from the position that it is puzzling to have atheists in a religious species! I am not even sure I agree with the premise that humans are a religious species! Or that even if I granted the premise, I would mean the same thing by it as the author! It was weird.
... okay, now I have to take some deep breaths. Because it drives me nuts.
*hugs*
It is not like sports teams. I don't think it has been like sports teams for my entire life. Longer. It is maddening when people behave as though it is.
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It's part of what puzzled me so much about the author being an atheist themselves! Even they seemed to start from the position that it is puzzling to have atheists in a religious species! I am not even sure I agree with the premise that humans are a religious species! Or that even if I granted the premise, I would mean the same thing by it as the author! It was weird.
... okay, now I have to take some deep breaths. Because it drives me nuts.
*hugs*
It is not like sports teams. I don't think it has been like sports teams for my entire life. Longer. It is maddening when people behave as though it is.