Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Darwinian Explanation of Religion

This is a scientific article on why religion developed that I thought was interesting!

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  2. I like that. It fits nicely with my (and Kayla's) sociobiology tutorial. Creating an in-group is a central part of survival for species that live within close proximity to each other: lions, chimpanzees, gorillas, hunting dogs. Solidarity within the group is encouraged as it helps the individuals, but it comes at a cost to those outside of the group.

    Notice how he said that he is an atheist, but a "nice atheist". This is a reflection of the power of social ostracism that comes with directly attacking religion, as right now, the largest in group are believers.

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