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Can you [Lion IRC] explain that in a bit more detail? I think my english fails me here.

It isn't your english (unless that was sarcasm). Religion has always provided an evolutionary disadvantage, except when as defense against the inquisition and other heretic murdering zealots. It was a non-factor back then because everyone did it, so its relative evolutionary disadvantage nullifed itself.

I am saying that religion confers a survival advantage to homo sapiens. Meaning that, as a species, humans have done better than other ''non-religious'' species
and that within the species as well, religious humans have done better than non-religious humans.

Atheism has always been an available menu option for 10, 20, 30 - perhaps 50,000 years but atheism, as a competing ideology, hasnt prevailed over theism during that time.

Perhaps religion promotes deeper thought/philosophy and that, in turn, makes the brain of ''thinking man'' even smarter. (Remember, atheism as we know it, presumes there is no point asking questions like...how did everything get here, is there a higher being/higher purpose, where do we go when we die?)

Perhaps it lowers stress - prayer/meditation.

Perhaps it is attended by greater self-sacrifice motivated for the greater good of the tribe. (Harder to justify on atheist grounds.)

Perhaps it increases the will to live and aids human endurance in the face of suffering. (Atheistic nihilism defeats this idea.)



PS - I wish I could speak German as well and as fluently as you speak English.

kernen zee mir halfen mit mine doy-che veil es ist zehr schlekt und ik finde es ist nicked im auwgenblikt der shloss ist geshlossen mit die shlooosle.

Some German visitors I entertained for business once thought it quite amusing when I took them to the Melbourne Zoo
and they noticed signs on display with the logo for the Friends Of The Zoo.