I didn’t say it was unshakable. Just innate. I’m not convinced religion didn’t spring from the wiring… where else could it spring from? The only option is the external world and I think we agree there is nothing there to generate religion.
Sweden, as I understand it, is a civilized land with a scientific mindset. The fact that they’ve overcome a bias says nothing about the existence of that bias.
Remember, religion is adapted to the wiring, not the other way around. As I’ve said elsewhere, it’s not a God-shaped hole, it’s a hole-shaped God.
Do you live in the USA? Few people from Sweden conclude that religion is an unshakeably deep part of the human psyche.
I didn’t say it was unshakable. Just innate. I’m not convinced religion didn’t spring from the wiring… where else could it spring from? The only option is the external world and I think we agree there is nothing there to generate religion.
Sweden, as I understand it, is a civilized land with a scientific mindset. The fact that they’ve overcome a bias says nothing about the existence of that bias.