[AlexFromBelgium]

".. if nationalism and religion were taken off the table, we'd revert to tribalism within that framework."

It's all tribalism really. Just on a larger scale. We never evolved beyond any of it.

I think dr42 was talking about moving to a radically different perception of the world. Not just bigger or smaller..

[vishaldpatel]

Either I'm a terrible story teller, or you guys have some seriously large chips on your shoulders. I'll take responsibility for this one guys, I'm sorry. I just wanted to share about the time when a school full of kids, singing horribly out of sync woke me up laughing on a regular basis.

The rest of it was just context.