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People believe in god because we are pattern-seeking, storytelling, mythmaking, religious, moral animals.
-Michael Shermer
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People Believe In God Because We Are

Michael Shermer
People believe in god because we are pattern-seeking, storytelling, mythmaking, religious, moral animals.
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