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Worshipping Waterfalls: The Evolution of Belief

To The Best Of Our Knowledge

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Animistic Religion

Could it be some sort of proto spiritual activity? I mean, is that just totally out of bounds to even consider that? No, i think it is a hypothesis that you can put on the table. But there's probably several oders as well. Are oters as an audience present? Are ther females present? We don't know these things all o this reminded me of a story i heard from the great field biologist jane godalf, back in the sixties when she was living with chimps. She used to see them occasionally stop at a waterfall. And afterwards, they may sit watching the water, yo watching as it falls. What is this strange substance which is always coming

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