(October 8, 2018 at 9:58 am)Hammok Man Wrote: humans may have religious belief genetically hardwired into our dna, which is why so many gravitate to these beliefs. People want to have a world view and a moral system, religion can provide that ready made.
We have a need to understand and control our surroundings, and a need for human bonding.
Religion sucks at helping us control our surroundings, but may have helped with tribal bonds.
(October 8, 2018 at 9:58 am)Hammok Man Wrote: There are plenty of die hard atheists who appear to have simply replaced evangelical religion with atheist activities.
Seriously? Perhaps you could explain what evangelical activities atheists do. Do we speak in tongues and pretend to get supernatural knowledge? Tell the world about how atheism will save your souls? Pray to nature to cure our illness?
