DominionSeraph writes:
Feedback is a wonderful thing.
And thank you for a thoughtful reply. I can see now how you care about Brad and are challenging the old man to take it up a notch! I just wanted you to be nice to him...I like Brad even though he sometimes confuses me also.
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Now that that is settled, lets refocus on the topic starter:
Parasomnium writes:
I read an article in Guardian Unlimited which describes just that view - that "religion may be a survival mechanism". The article discusses how scientists are trying to explain the phenomenon of religion and gives some interesting details - and differing opinions - from diverse lines of research....I find the "survival mechanism" view of religion very interesting, if not compelling, as a possible explanation for it as a phenomenon, although I have not made up my mind about which of the various possibilities would be closest to the truth. Personally, I would add the concept of religion as a meme-complex into the mix. (That would still involve a survival mechanism, but of a different entity.)
Probably, as is usually the case, things are not quite as simple as we would like them to be, and a combination of all three (survival mechanism, neurological condition, meme-complex), perhaps spiced up with even more unthought-of possibilities, may be what we're looking at.
But in this thread, I would like to hear your opinions about the "survival mechanism" theory.
This message has been edited by AdminPhat, 03-04-2005 08:43 AM
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