On 10 Apr 2007 at 6:55, Charlie Bell wrote: > > On 10/04/2007, at 2:22 AM, Dan Minette wrote: > > > > > Agreed, but I don't think that's enough to support Dawkins' claim > > that he > > definitely does not have such a gene. Now, I'm an agnostic > > concerning the > > existence of a "religious" gene, but let's assume, for argument's > > sake, that > > one exists. Can we conclude that all atheists lack this gene? > > We can conclude that either it's homozygous recessive, or that like > genes for violence some people are better at modulating behaviour > over instinct than others.
It won't be a gene, it'll be a large group of linked genes. If it exists. Also, why assume that atheists "lack" any gene, for all the evidence presented they might have, say, hyperactive production of something... I don't believe that it's anything to do with genetics, frankly, beyond base personality types. AndrewC Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
