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Avandonk, All.
A lot of people just do not want to offend others religious beliefs openly.
And some of us, have to conceal or disguise our thoughts.
Look at Copernicus. Making sure his works were not published till after his death, for
fear of the church. Galileo also had to make an argument about the absurdities of
accepted dogma (Simplicio) etc, about the Sun, Moon, Earth and so on.
Galileo was finally pardoned for this and we ALL know he was correct, but he was a heretic.
Beliefs invented perhaps to keep people happy and law abiding? For if there is no
afterlife to look forward to, then some will think that they can commit crimes
etc, without fear of punishment or wrath in an afterlife or the present.
Just my 2 cents.
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