Word: religion
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...know no meditator who regards his practice as a religion. But I do know many people who worship money. May be we should ban the teaching of economics in our schools...
George B. Hutchison, professor of Epidemiology, said that after observing 649 men in Florida over a period of two years, he concluded that religion, occupation and even the use of cream and sugar are more likely to trigger a heart attack than coffee...
Part of the reason they persist is that the more Puritanical aspects of the Islamic religion impose harsh restrictions on social life. Many people, especially the young, cling to French ways as a means of countering or protesting these restrictions...
...restaging of one of Ardrey's basic themes: "Man is man, and not a chimpanzee, because for millions upon millions of evolving years we killed for a living." It is a perfectly plausible statement but one that is likely to annoy those who prefer their original sin with religion, and psychologists who hold that aggression is mainly learned, not instinctual. Ardrey carefully avoids the word instinct, preferring the suggestion that as direct descendants of Cro-Magnon hunters, we retain "certain human propensities for the chase...
...Education: "The New School is unique. It has made a special contribution to the intellectual life of the nation." The school intends to keep at it. Next year it will add exotic new courses in 300 Edible Fruits and Vegetables Growing in New York City, American Indian and Eskimo Religion, and Prehistoric Art: Art on the Rocks...