Re: Mises and \"New Atheism\"
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Replace religion with thought. This is pretty clear with everything Dawkins, et al., writes about. As for the role t hat religion plays in ceremonies, it would be horridly presumptuous for Dawkins or anyone else to come of with a uniform replacement. Replace it with whatever satisfies your mind. Hell, keep the priest and the church for your marriage if you want. It's all up to you. If you want to replace baptism with a horseback ride, fine. If you want to replace the priest/pastor at your wedding with a beatboxing MC, great.
I mean, we're not talking about ripping out your car engine here. This is more like quitting smoking. You don't actually "need" to replace tobacco with anything, because tobacco DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR YOU.
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Smoking is an excellent metaphor, thank you.
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