On Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:18:03 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>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.

Why did Trump get elected then?