Human Value Nonexistent?

[Mystic]

Religion is so illogical and irrational to put our trust in, but it convinces us so strongly still.

Why would evolution favor us knowing the truth instead of a happy delusion?

Because to have a biologically sustainable group of humans, we needed to be bound together. Religion and culture filled that need. We evolved in tandem with religion (pre-Abramatic religion), our brains formed to accept it. We are naturally curious, we want to know why and how. Before science, religion gave an order and meaning to the world. Moving beyond religion, in my opinion, is the next step in human evolution, so we can move beyond the delusion and accept reality, as cold and hard as that is.

Socrates type people would never be allowed to live in such primitive societies where authority is needed and wisdom tradition should not be questioned. They cause chaos in the order that is there.

So the thing is back in the day, if you weren't inclined to accept religion, you were to be silent. If you had the courage like Socrates to speak up, you would be killed.

It seems evolution would favor as leaders people who conform to society culture/religion, and advance it, or if they oppose it, come up with a myth system to replace it...which means it favors Prophets.

Poor Atheist debaters are probably hated so much more by Theists then of debaters of other religions then their own, simply because there is a strong dislike to the rational person who is against myths.

Socrates questioned everything and he was killed.

You are taking away their treasure. Wisdom is their foundational guidance, except it's not wisdom, it's a delusion with some beauty in it.

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Did Socrates survive and have children? Or was he killed. I know we don't know if Socrates even lived at all, but I hope you get my point

Actually no.

Nature favors nothing, so it makes no difference whether or not Socrates lived or had children or never existed.

Nature favors nothing? Mice sing, bat sing, because it makes them feel good. Nature favored them singing.

Art is even in many animals. They have their own mating rituals. They have their own perceptions of pleasure.

Something tell me evolution favors a lot of things.

Evolution favored us believing in religion. Don't hate all humanity because they were deluded. It's part of our nature to be deluded.

No one likes confusion. I don't think anyone back then had a complex explanation of evolution for example. And if they did, they don't have much evidence.

Science is great. But it's scary to so much people. Not everyone wants to embrace science.

Cold thought ethics, I dunno. Is society ready for it? Maybe not.

Maybe the world religions are here to stay.