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That religion is a myth made by humans to give up control in hopes of something greater than us to control our destiny. Do we doubt our power so much we need something greater to look to for life. What is so wrong with believing that we just evolved this way? Why do we want to believe something bigger and greater have created us in our current form with some greater purpose? Why do we need a greater purpose?

I’m loving this book. It’s making me realize that humanity is not what I’ve been told it is. That we are not “picked” by something higher than ourselves. We exist if nature and by nature but the outcome of our evolution has made us do unnatural things. And that we one day will be extinct and are responsible for the extinction of more animals than we know.