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Uh oh....This is gonna cause a bit of a stir me thinks...."In this way, the theory goes, religion was selected for by evolution, and eventually permeated every human society" (New Scientist, 28 January 2006, p 30)
Religion is a product of the evolution of man...I can't wait to see the responses forth coming on this little tid bit!
Uh oh....This is gonna cause a bit of a stir me thinks...."In this way, the theory goes, religion was selected for by evolution, and eventually permeated every human society" (New Scientist, 28 January 2006, p 30)
Religion is a product of the evolution of man...I can't wait to see the responses forth coming on this little tid bit!
I don’t want to get too far off topic, but if this is true and stress and hard times result in people becoming religious and god fearing than I have to wonder if the present economic crisis was another one of George Bush's gifts to the religious right. When you hear his speeches and also his staff’s interviews about being surprised by the downturn, and know everyone else saw it coming for years, you have to question their veracity. I viewed this downturn as intentional but saw it as an attempt to form a one world monetary system; now looking at this report I can see another possibility, a dual motive to drive the international economy into the tanks while filling the churches with the weak.
Take it a step further and look at the wars in history. Most based on religion and all resulting in great social stress. This evolution of faith may trigger its own stress to keep the old time religion growing.
If this is true should we recognize this genetic evolution which results in religion as a form of mental illness?
I've had a lot of stress throughout most of my life. It's only in the past couple of years that I have been stress-free. I still don't believe in a god, though I admit to following a Buddhist path because I find it logical and beautiful.
I've had a lot of stress throughout most of my life. It's only in the past couple of years that I have been stress-free. I still don't believe in a god, though I admit to following a Buddhist path because I find it logical and beautiful.
I must have a recessive form of that genetic mutation. I also lived in a high stress world. The result of life’s stressors on me is to return to reality and basic logic. Religion in my view is a waste of time and thus an added stressor.
Have you ever noticed if have ever caught the very end of a televised crusade, the hundreds of people flocking to the front to be 'saved'? Must be they believe that will eliminate their stress. It all makes sense (?) now.
Have you ever noticed if have ever caught the very end of a televised crusade, the hundreds of people flocking to the front to be 'saved'? Must be they believe that will eliminate their stress. It all makes sense (?) now.
It must be like a runners high, get that endorphin fix with a side order of Jesus.
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Hmmm, actually it makes sense to me that "god & religion" are definitely part of evolution. As man's brain and intelligence evolved he grew more wary of the world around him and more frantic to explain it, as well as to protect himself from it. Asking for help from an unseen entity, believing in something more powerful for protection than his own club or spear, makes sense.
It's really an interesting concept because it's nothing as obvious as a specific physical adaptation that could clearly be seen as providing a better chance for survival, it's something in our brains which is much more difficult to analyze and understand. I do think there could be something to it simply because religious belief is so widespread and beliefs in various deities have existed in societies that never came into contact with each other and could not have influenced one another. I don't think this could be considered as a proven scientific fact at this point and the complexity and functions of the human brain aren't even fully understood.
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