If you've ever talked with theist and they've asked you the question of how you as an atheist can possibly be trusted not to be a murdering raping theiving monster with no morals, or better yet, had them openly tell you that if were not for their belief that they would go to hell, they would be doing those things, then you've already glimpsed the animal lurking under the thin veneer of civilization.
Our problem was thinking that was a handful of weirdos we just kept running into, and not sign of something bigger. Even as we simultaneously call humans chimpanzees in suits. Hindsight's 20/20, huh?
Even as we simultaneously call humans chimpanzees in suits
That's the funniest thing. We decided that human beings were ultimately just chimpanzees with slightly smarter tool use, but we completely neglected to consider what that ultimately meant about human behavior.
We didn't step back and ask ourselves why every group of humans on earth develops some kind of nonsensical cult with a authoritative priesthood to both enforce and selectively alter its jargon when necessary.
Our problem was thinking that was a handful of weirdos we just kept running into, and not sign of something bigger. Even as we simultaneously call humans chimpanzees in suits. Hindsight's 20/20, huh?
That's the funniest thing. We decided that human beings were ultimately just chimpanzees with slightly smarter tool use, but we completely neglected to consider what that ultimately meant about human behavior.
We didn't step back and ask ourselves why every group of humans on earth develops some kind of nonsensical cult with a authoritative priesthood to both enforce and selectively alter its jargon when necessary.