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Ten Things We Still Don't Understand About Humans
ParticleGirl writes "New Scientist has an article examining 10 human features (bugs?) that we still don't understand, like blushing, laughing, and nose-picking. There are some interesting, speculative evolutionary explanations listed for each. '[Psychologist Robert R. Provine] thinks laughing began in our pre-human ancestors as a physiological response to tickling. Modern apes maintain the ancestral 'pant-pant' laugh when they are tickled during play, and this evolved into the human 'ha-ha.' Then, he argues, as our brains got bigger, laughter acquired a powerful social function — to bond people. Indeed, Robin Dunbar at the University of Oxford has found that laughing increases levels of endorphins, our body's natural opiates, which he believes helps to strengthen social relationships.'"
why are we niggers and white? wasn't there only 1 color in the beginning?
Gimme a break.
religion is a subclass of superstition.
Ask Jesus to come into your life and you will be blown away by His love. The experience is not superstition.
However, your point is, sadly, at times true, especially for those who practice religion as mere ritual.
Jesus told us to love like he loved us, then he let himself be crucified for our sake. This deep self-sacrificing love, which is at the root of the Christian religion, is far and away much higher than simple 'altruism'. Believing it, and living it is much different and more challenging than 'superstition'.
Not to mention the taste is out of this world.