Larry Wilmore
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Well, that's a religious thing. Does it make you feel more spiritual?
Well, that's a religious thing. Does it make you feel more spiritual?
And it doesn't translate to a religion or to, there's no personification of it.
And it doesn't translate to a religion or to, there's no personification of it.
So part of what I can, I remember reading the book Sapiens, which is another big influence on some of my thinking on this. One of the things that, What's real fascinating about that book was the idea of what a myth is.
So part of what I can, I remember reading the book Sapiens, which is another big influence on some of my thinking on this. One of the things that, What's real fascinating about that book was the idea of what a myth is.
Yes, I was just going to say that. The fact that we're all agreeing to something and the power of that. And it's why you can have groups and larger groups with myths. But when I was thinking about religion and what I felt is one of the true reasons for having a God, let's say, because religion goes back so far. In fact, one of the first things was the sun.
Yes, I was just going to say that. The fact that we're all agreeing to something and the power of that. And it's why you can have groups and larger groups with myths. But when I was thinking about religion and what I felt is one of the true reasons for having a God, let's say, because religion goes back so far. In fact, one of the first things was the sun.
People just worship the sun just because it created life, which they're not wrong. It's true.
People just worship the sun just because it created life, which they're not wrong. It's true.
But when when outside of pure idolatry of something that's doing something and you're thinking it, which is one type of of religious activity, which I think is the first type.
But when when outside of pure idolatry of something that's doing something and you're thinking it, which is one type of of religious activity, which I think is the first type.
The advancement of that was that is that I am not just a corporal being that I have a place after this. Right. That's an advancement in religion. The Egyptians are the most famous for that first, which is why they built them up. You know, all that stuff. Right.
The advancement of that was that is that I am not just a corporal being that I have a place after this. Right. That's an advancement in religion. The Egyptians are the most famous for that first, which is why they built them up. You know, all that stuff. Right.
Yes, exactly, exactly. Now to me, so I feel that that primarily has been invented because humans are one of the, I'll say rare animals, because I don't know if other animals can do this, but we can actually reflect. We can do more than think. We can actually reflect. We haven't seen that other animals can do that. Maybe dolphins can. It looks like dogs can, right?
Yes, exactly, exactly. Now to me, so I feel that that primarily has been invented because humans are one of the, I'll say rare animals, because I don't know if other animals can do this, but we can actually reflect. We can do more than think. We can actually reflect. We haven't seen that other animals can do that. Maybe dolphins can. It looks like dogs can, right?