“People are not base animals, but people, about 90% animal and 10% something new and different. Religion can be looked on as an act of rebellion by the 90% animal against the 10% new and different (most often within the same person).”
That way of looking at it is attractive but I don’t think it is accurate. Most of religion is the outcome of that extra 10% and definitely part of what we identify as ‘person’. Rejecting religion, and other equivalent institutions is an act of rebellion of 2% against the other 8%.
“People are not base animals, but people, about 90% animal and 10% something new and different. Religion can be looked on as an act of rebellion by the 90% animal against the 10% new and different (most often within the same person).”
Paul Lutus
That way of looking at it is attractive but I don’t think it is accurate. Most of religion is the outcome of that extra 10% and definitely part of what we identify as ‘person’. Rejecting religion, and other equivalent institutions is an act of rebellion of 2% against the other 8%.