Giving men marriage tips is a little like offering Vikings a free booklet titled How Not to Pillage.

God knows greed won't vanish. Neither will hatred or chauvanism. Human nature is a stubborn thing. But it isn't beyond control. Even if our core impulses can;t be banished, they can be tempered and redirected.

We are built to be effective animals, not happy ones.

Like a lawyer, the human brain wants victory, not truth; and, like a lawyer, it is sometimes more admirable for skill than virtue.

Maybe the growth of "God" signifies the existence of God. That is: if history naturally pushes people toward moral improvement, toward moral growth, and their God, as they conceive their God, grows accordingly, becoming morally richer, then maybe this growth is evidence of some higher purpose, and maybe - conceivably - the source of that purpose is worthy of the name divinity.

Once you the forces that govern behavior,it's harder to blame the behaver

Giving men marriage tips is a little like offering Vikings a free booklet titled How Not to Pillage.