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Apr 14 2011: Children get a "cute pass" from adults, where they are praised and valued without doing anything special. As they grow, they lose it. [view in context] 4412
Apr 14 2011: RT @mecotterill: @BadDalaiLama amen to that! Been driving a truck for nearly 18 years and still keep hearing the same compl about shift ... 4413
Apr 14 2011: Heifers reach full size in 2 years; humans take at least 16. Nature must hold them back to allow more time for brain development. 4414
Apr 14 2011: Human children are kept small so they don't appear as threats to adults. 4415
Apr 14 2011: The greatest trauma of life is the transition from protected childhood to unprotected adulthood. 4416
Apr 14 2011: All small children are seen as cute. Adults are judged more coldly, often based on body type they have little control over. 4417
Apr 14 2011: Humans differ from apes not in learning ability, per se, but in the ability to take instruction. 4418
Apr 14 2011: Human children accept the words of their elders as truth, even if those words are absurd and counterintuitive, as with religion. 4419
Apr 14 2011: Religion and religious faith are not a deviation in human intellectual development; they are an essential part of it. 4420
Apr 14 2011: Without the ability believe the unbelievable, humans would not blindly follow their elders and learning would not be transmitted. 4421
Apr 14 2011: Humans are overwhelming religious because it must have had some survival benefit in our past. 4422
Apr 14 2011: Historically, it is more conducive to survival to follow the ways of ones elders than to think independently. 4423
Apr 14 2011: Children are programmed to listen to their elders and believe whatever they're told. They can rebel, but they still believe the fairy tales. 4424
Apr 14 2011: Religion is basically Santa Claus for grownups. 4425
Apr 14 2011: For their own protection and development, children are kept in an artificial environment and fed fairy tales. 4426
Apr 14 2011: In adulthood, the protection of childhood is withdrawn. Young adults march into the world armed with the delusions their parents fed them. 4427
Apr 14 2011: In ancient times when little changed, the ways of the elders worked pretty well. Now, they usually suck. 4428
Apr 14 2011: Religion, in adulthood, allows one to return to a satisfying pseudo childhood, where imaginary elders offer protection. 4429
Apr 14 2011: Young adults march into the world armed with childish delusions, and when they are beaten down, their Heavenly Father will take them back. 4430
Apr 14 2011: #### End. This has been a live 1-hour essay: "Childhood and Religion" 4431Apr 14 2011: New airport Minute Suites give you a 8x8 foot "suite" for $30/hour... or you can sleep at a gate for free (as we do). http://twitpic.com/4kk757←Live photo from the road! [location|more] 4432
Apr 14 2011: "Manic-depression" is a recurring cycle in all areas of human endeavor: expansive exuberance leading to a painful crash. 4433
Apr 14 2011: Just woke up to discover my dreams lied to me. That's not the way things are at all! 4434
Apr 14 2011: People who are heavily invested are easily offended. 4435
Apr 14 2011: On My Bucket List: Wear a funny hat to indicate my religious affiliation. [See Full Bucket List] [view in context]
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