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That people that belong to an ethnic group, a tribe, or a clan have kinship is known. IN fact by DNA analysis this is easily proven even in large groups. Some people can tell from which region in the world they came by doing DNA. It would be easy to assume that a group of 25-30 hunter gatherers share DNA.
Kin selection. Identical twins share 100% of their genes, siblings 50%. The closer the relative, the more genes shared in common. From the standpoint of individual selection, an identical twin can pass on "their" genes by the twin at their own expense. So it makes sense to sacrifice yourself for two brothers or eight cousins. And thus we have evolution favoring cooperation among relatives.
That's all well and good, but it didn't answer the question I asked, and it is therefore impossible to tell which evolutionary time period you're talking about.
There you go again with your hyper religious cancel cultur attitude. You are clearly the most religious person in the forum Phet (a religion not based on a deity). No system is perfect, but for reasons that likely have to do with human evolution some sort of religion was needed.
Religion seems to be an almost universal phenomenon, as Sapolsky—who is himself an atheist—freely admits. “90 to 95% of people,” he says, “believe in some sort of omnipotent something or other, every culture out there has it.” Rarely do two cultures agree on any of the specifics, but religions in general, he claims, “are wonderful mechanisms for reducing stress.”
It is an awful, terrifying world out there where bad things happen, we’re all going to die eventually. And believing that there is something, someone, responsible for it at least gives some stress reducing attributes built around understanding causality. If on top of that, you believe that there is not only something out there responsible for all this, but that there is a larger purpose to it, that’s another level of stress-reducing explanation.
You want me to atone for the Crusades and everything else that followed?
In turn I want you to atone for the fact that the Neanderthals may have been driven to extinction by the Cro-magnon man. Also ask for forgiveness because the Vikings tormented the British Isles for three centuries. Please get down on your knees and ask to be forgiven for the slaves that the Islamist castrated. And do not forget to cry mea culpa for the atrocities the Japanese inflicted on the Koreans.
You want me to atone for the Crusades and everything else that followed?
In turn I want you to atone for the fact that the Neanderthals may have been driven to extinction by the Cro-magnon man. Also ask for forgiveness because the Vikings tormented the British Isles for three centuries. Please get down on your knees and ask to be forgiven for the slaves that the Islamist castrated. And do not forget to cry mea culpa for the atrocities the Japanese inflicted on the Koreans.
Do we have a deal?
He didn't ask you to atone for anything. Here is what he asked.
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Originally Posted by phetaroi
You seem to be very good at acknowledging the "the massive benefits of religion as humans evolved in groups" an as history evolved. How come you only seem to see the benefits? How come I never see you talk about the other side of the equation? You don't seem to provide a very balanced analysis of the proposition. You may not believe in god anymore, but you seem very pro-religion.
I think that exchange really points to Julian's motivations? There can be no balance. It's either/or.
He and Iwas are cousins.
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