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edhopper

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Wed Mar 28, 2012, 07:43 PM

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Have We Evolved to Be Religious? [View all] cbayer Mar 2012 OP

Faith and religion are NOT the same thing. saras Mar 2012 #1

While religion has often been used like that, Thats my opinion Mar 2012 #4

This is a tough one. Democrats_win Mar 2012 #2

Beautifully put. nt Thats my opinion Mar 2012 #3

It's taken from a TED lecture given this year. I also found it stunning. cbayer Mar 2012 #5

Here's a link to his TED talk. Jim__ Mar 2012 #7

Thanks, Jim! cbayer Mar 2012 #11

We may never know the truth. Jim__ Mar 2012 #6

I think the phrase "hand-waving argument" Goblinmonger Mar 2012 #12

The alternative would be admitting Satan^H^H^H^H^HDawkins has a point. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #14

His statement is a strong argument that religion is product of evolution. Jim__ Mar 2012 #15

Can you offer a distinction between the following statements: Thats my opinion Apr 2012 #53

I think statement 2 is an expanded version of statement 1. Jim__ Apr 2012 #54

Solid post nt Thats my opinion Apr 2012 #57

Well it's a baby and bathwater thing dmallind Mar 2012 #8

So bison are more religious than wolves, who are more religious than mink? FarCenter Mar 2012 #9

I agree with some here, it's a tough question longship Mar 2012 #10

The evolutionary origins of religion edhopper Mar 2012 #13

Don't think is there a god or is there not a god is the point. As you said - pinto Mar 2012 #17

But if the reason people believe in a god edhopper Mar 2012 #21

Good stuff. Echoes beyond the organized religion mind-set to a bigger picture, yet negates neither. pinto Mar 2012 #16

Only in that we seem to have evolve to be predisposed to superstition. laconicsax Mar 2012 #18

Evolution sprouts all kinds of inefficient, silly traits. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #19

Evolution sprouts all kinds of inefficient, silly traits? Wouldn't that be the cbayer Mar 2012 #23

You need to read more about the subject. Really. This is not a dig. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #26

Er, I really don't need to read more about the subject at all. cbayer Mar 2012 #27

Well, OK. 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #28

While we are recommending reading, take a look at this cbayer Mar 2012 #29

Thanks! 2ndAmForComputers Mar 2012 #34

Evolution can bring survival traits for organisms living in one environment. edhopper Mar 2012 #30

Agree cbayer Mar 2012 #32

So, hypothetically edhopper Mar 2012 #35

I think so, though you may not cbayer Mar 2012 #37

good one edhopper Mar 2012 #38

Correction: Evolution only eliminates them if they are a detriment to survival. trotsky Apr 2012 #55

More to the point, so what? It may have served a purpose at one point. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #41

If so, then another fair question is ... Joseph8th Mar 2012 #20

In a way, yes. E_Pluribus_Unitarian Mar 2012 #22

I love this response, EPU. cbayer Mar 2012 #24

That was an interesting post ... Nihil Mar 2012 #25

Very interesting article! GliderGuider Mar 2012 #31

The very definition of "evolution" has nothing to do with SamG Mar 2012 #33

evolved or bred? deacon_sephiroth Mar 2012 #36

Natural selection is part of the mechanism of evolution. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #42

A guy named Darwin wrote this neat books, might want to check it out. deacon_sephiroth Mar 2012 #43

Natural selection and breeding from an intelligent source are not two different things. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #44

ok, I'll look it up for you... deacon_sephiroth Mar 2012 #45

If you read on it is clear that artificial selection is a subset of natural selection. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #46

if you can't distinguis hthe difference... deacon_sephiroth Mar 2012 #47

While the distinction between natural and artificial can be important... Silent3 Mar 2012 #48

I agree to some extent deacon_sephiroth Apr 2012 #51

argument by insult. Warren Stupidity Mar 2012 #49

my "indefensible position" deacon_sephiroth Apr 2012 #50

Natural Selection has also selected traits in humans that allow us to reason EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2012 #39

TRUE TRUE, one could argue that survivors of past generations SamG Mar 2012 #40

No. Look at the difference between successful and unsuccessful religions darkstar3 Apr 2012 #52

This quote: trotsky Apr 2012 #56

Interesting hypothesis, I think it has merit. backscatter712 Apr 2012 #58

But wouldn't the moths that can't distinguish between the moon and the flame cbayer Apr 2012 #59

Where ever it came from being religious, believing in the sacred, does seem to have value. MissMarple Apr 2012 #60

I had not seen this Bill Moyers piece, but will watch it. cbayer Apr 2012 #61