I think all this faith in evolutionary explanations going on around here is a side effect of our ability to model God.
“Leaders (and wannabe leaders) invented religion for selfish reasons.”
This explanation is just plain silly. Judaism, Hinduism, and Greek paganism, e.g., were never “invented” by anyone.
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I think all this faith in evolutionary explanations going on around here is a side effect of our ability to model God.
“Leaders (and wannabe leaders) invented religion for selfish reasons.”
This explanation is just plain silly. Judaism, Hinduism, and Greek paganism, e.g., were never “invented” by anyone.