Consider being-religious as a genetic quality equal to “passing along unverifiable information” which rose up at a certain point during evolution. Consider at that time a population made of peopleA (that have this gene) in contact with a population of peopleB (without the gene: the non-believers).
If religion is a genetic quality, it can give benefits or no benefits or being even negative to peopleA.
If an adaptation gives benefit to a population, this mean that peopleA (who passes unreal information) are more successful in reproduction than peopleB, who passes only real information. If not, the other way round. Read the rest of this entry »
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