Is Religion an atrifact of evolution? 2008-05-27 17:15 jamstar7
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jamstar7 writes "In an article on , author Ewen Callaway suggests that the need for religious faith may have evolved in the species:
And there's even a link to the similation software they used to study and model this hypothesis."
God may work in mysterious ways, but a simple computer program may explain how religion evolved
By distilling religious belief into a genetic predisposition to pass along unverifiable information, the program predicts that religion will flourish. However, religion only takes hold if non-believers help believers out — perhaps because they are impressed by their devotion.
And there's even a link to the similation software they used to study and model this hypothesis."
