Is belief in God a natural instinct ?

[John V]

Always amazes me that atheists can see this tendency in application to religion, but never consider whether it's applicable to evolution.

Of course it's applicable to evolution. A shared culture (including religion) helps people to form a cohesive society, which allows larger, biologically sustainable groups to form. Want a modern-day reference? Look at the Amish. They are a relatively small group that only marries and therefore mates within itself. Because of this, they have become susceptible to genetic mutations. In this group, it's having more than 10 fingers. Compared to the general public, the Amish have this trait in greater percentages.

Huh? This has nothing to do with my point. To clarify, I'm pointing out that fitting data into patterns is a big part of the study of evolution.

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Do you need someone to explain what evolution is again John?

If you're denying that the study of evolution involves fitting data to patterns, uh, yes, I need that explained.