
#37 T.M. Luhrmann - How Does God Become Real?
Within Reason
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The Relationship Between Play and Play
The comparison to play is an interesting one. And I think a potentially offensive one to some religious listeners. Of course, when a child is playing, you know, like fake burgers or something to play around with, if an adult comes into the room and picks it up and tries to eat it, the child is surprised. But I imagine that you'll want to say that people who are engaging in religious practices are doing something more than than playing. So there's this kind of behavior and this emotional and people are moving around, but they're also thinking and feeling too.
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