On Friday, July 13, 2018 at 12:53:03 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Friday, July 13, 2018 at 12:17:34 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > Believing in something bigger than ourselves is taught. It's a product
> > of Homo sapiens' storytelling culture.
> >
> > I keep hoping the species will outgrow the desire to believe in
> > Santa Claus (rewarding good behavior, punishing bad behavior),
> > but it's an uphill slog.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> Our ability/need to see patterns and fill in the blanks is in our DNA. It is a great gift and part of what makes us human. Don't disdain the gift.

Our ability to see patterns is a gift from evolution. The ones who
couldn't see patterns (everything from the turn of the seasons to
the tiger in the brush) died early.

Cindy Hamilton