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by nonotreally 1910 days ago
I accept this.

But I don't actually see how that is different than religion. Religions have failed many times throughout history.

Modern society has been working well enough for a while now. How long do we have to do it before we can ditch these superstitions?

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Religion, tribe, and ethnicity are all backup plans for if/when the protections given by modern society fail.