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  Msg#: 1579                                         Date: 06-14-96  09:01
  From: Marty Leipzig                                Read: Yes    Replied: No 
    To: Al Schroeder                                 Mark:                     
  Subj: REALITY VS FANTASY IV
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Al Schroeder, who fell on a metamorphic outcrop & got schist-faced, said to
Richard Smith:

 AS> But NO society is without some sort of religious worldview. So it's
 AS> not like it isn't universal.

     Actually, there is a tribe of nomadic herdsfolk in the east Govi
     Basin of the Democratic Republic of Mongolia that is entirely
     without a creation/armageddon/what's-it-all-about mythos (I've
     met them and actually worked with some of them who hire out to
     the local oil and gas production associations).

     They are completely without a thought of a God(s), and the
     mention of such a concept is met by a polite response of sheer
     bewilderment. They strike me as utter pragmatists (and they are
     not yanking my chain; this group was part of a study by
     Clemmins, 1985). When asked why somethings are, they respond
     "Because they are that way."

     An entirely refreshing group of people with which to work and
     share a vodka or six.

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