RE: Religions cause pandemics
August 26, 2011 at 3:01 pm
(This post was last modified: August 26, 2011 at 3:04 pm by Anomalocaris.)
(August 24, 2011 at 9:49 am)Rokcet Scientist Wrote: I.o.w.: religions are genocidal per definition!
Whether or not they believe in God, evolutionary biologists may need to pay closer mind to religion. That's because religious beliefs can shape key behaviors in ways that evolutionary theory would not predict, particularly when it comes to dealing with disease. According to a new study, some of today's major religions emerged at the same time as widespread infectious diseases, and the two may have helped shape one another. The same dynamics may be reflected today in how people in Malawi deal with the AIDS epidemic.
Religions like Catholicism encourages those gullible enough and emotionally needy enough to embrace the cult of Jesus to out breed those who possess both the foresight to anticipate the consequences of overpopulation, and the decency to do their own share to reduce overpopulation.
So if the gene pool of humanity were to shift in the direction of increased inclination towards gullibility, you probably have doctrines like catholicism to thank.
