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timgulson.bsky.social @timgulson.bsky.social · 15/12/2024“[Just] as flowers bloom, people religion.” - Alan Watts TL;DR: Religious belief in individuals is a consequence of our evolved tendency to detect agency in our environment. Religious behaviour in societies promotes cooperation at large scales and so is evolutionarily beneficial. It’s hard-wired. 020
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Reposted by @timgulson.bsky.socialBuddhism Now @buddhismnow.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Morning meditation: Sometimes life feels like a battle doesn’t it? wp.me/pFy3u-9mTbuddhismnow.comMorning meditation: Sometimes life feels like a battle doesn’t it?‘Sometimes life feels like a battle doesn’t it? We go though the gate and face ten thousand warriors.’ Zen Buddhism 2288
