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Evolutionary argument for God

Name: Anonymous 2007-06-26 15:49 ID:ELTPimMd

If God does not exist, then praying and worship is a waste of time, and therefore an evolutionary disadvantage. However, we observe that most humans are religious. So, logically, God must exist.

Discuss.

Name: Anonymous 2008-03-27 22:01

>>1

Why is it a disadvantage?  Arguably, religion provided the cohesion that enabled cultures to form.  The collective will of a society is preserved and propagated through ritual so that the group may endure even as individuals fall.  That's actually a pretty huge advantage.  It's similar to the power of the collective of Internet users; we are stronger together.  We are held together by memes or whatever, and other groups are held together by rain dances or group prayer or whatever else they do.

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