But then I googled "what does anthropology have to say about .." and found:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropology_of_religion
This is precisely what I think god belief is about. I would only add that I believe the invention of religion/projection was not deliberate. There was no First (used car) Mover. There was just a natural inclination toward inputting intention to what happens to you, a great idea when it was frequently enough hostile, human neighbors gunning for you.
wiki Wrote:The perspective of modern anthropology towards religion is the projection idea, a methodological approach which assumes that every religion is created by the human community that worships it, that "creative activity ascribed to God is projected from man."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropology_of_religion
This is precisely what I think god belief is about. I would only add that I believe the invention of religion/projection was not deliberate. There was no First (used car) Mover. There was just a natural inclination toward inputting intention to what happens to you, a great idea when it was frequently enough hostile, human neighbors gunning for you.