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In that sense the U.F.O. phenomenon may be revealing some of the raw material of religion, the real place where all the ladders start — which is with revelation crying out for interpretation, personal encounter awaiting a coherent intellectual response.
And if that is where religion really comes from, all the evolutionary and sociological explanations are likely to remain interesting but insufficient, covering aspects of why particular religions take the shape they do, but missing the heart of the matter.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/opinion/religion-christianity-belief.html
An odd confession. 'I know it is false, but it makes me feel good to believe.'
And if that is where religion really comes from, all the evolutionary and sociological explanations are likely to remain interesting but insufficient, covering aspects of why particular religions take the shape they do, but missing the heart of the matter.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/opinion/religion-christianity-belief.html
An odd confession. 'I know it is false, but it makes me feel good to believe.'