History shows that man has made many gods and goddesses.

God making appears to be part of the human psyche.

And man has been prolific in exercising this trait. All recorded civilisations appear to have created a god or gods.

In this series of videos I seek to find out why this is.

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Part 2 - morality
http://youtu.be/eZLu-ZfHCrM

Part 3 - the trolley problem and slavery
http://youtu.be/diIeYtBfAOE

Part 4 - abortion, death penalty and healthcare
http://youtu.be/YKAp9iWOLY4

Part 5 - god is intelligently designed
http://youtu.be/wpFltZ1rAmg

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I am grateful to Andy Thomson for giving me the opportunity of discussing this issue (and his book).

J. Anderson Thomson, Jr., MD, is a Trustee of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science and a staff psychiatrist for Counseling and Psychological Services at the University of Virginia Student Health Center, as well as the University of Virginia's Institute for Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy. Thomson also has his own private practice, and is a forensic psychiatrist for Region Ten Community Services.

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