| "It seems to me that evolution would tend to eliminate religion."
Oh, what about the fact that those that followed christianity seemed to spread all across the globe so nicely?
I think more that now that we have scinece to help us understand our environment we no longer need religion to tell us to wash our hands or what have you.
Alright, let's suppose this:
theres two clans living in some forest somewhere. One has no firm beliefs in anything, while the other worships some type of sun god or something. I think the one that worships the sun would have more pride and more morale than the other. If they ever got into a quarrel, the one that is more motivated would most likely win the war. I mean, a religious person isnt always a "passive" person, if thats what you are getting at. Religion always has clauses to protect itself, like "Thou shalt not kill", but you may do so only if it is "defending your" country(which is a common thing among animals to defend/offend over limited territory). |