“There were some people in the Noughts,” says Albany, “who tried to cut the ‘God spot’ out of the brain. Mexico icepick lobotomies, you know.”<\/p>\n
“I’m guessing they cut out a lot more,” shudders Westwood.<\/p>\n
“Well, to all appearances, yeah. But I’m not convinced they missed. I think whatever hardwires us to search for the divine has other purposes. The whole drive gives us some evolutionary advantage.”<\/p>\n
“What, like altruism? Individuals sacrificing for the species?”<\/p>\n
“Hardly,” Albany says. “We’re apes. You know what most apes are?”<\/p>\n
“No,” says Westwood.<\/p>\n
“Apex predators,” says Albany, and pops the host wafer into her mouth.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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