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so said mr baldins...
«...religion is just a method by which the weak and the poor try to persuade the strong to be gentle and the rich to be generous, with a sizeable cut going to the persuaders. to make it work, supernatural powers and survival after death must be postulated. otherwise there is no reason for anyone to listen to such appeals: the powerful are beyond punishment here and now. the scam apparently works, as all human tribes have some kind of religion...» ~andrejs baldins, nature, 24 feb 1994.
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