dkomo dkomo871@comcast.net wrote:- Religion is based on specific supernatural beliefs, and it... misfiring. That's why I think that religion, whatever its social advantages may have evolved to... on how and why our minds evolved religion, where is your empirical evidence that it ...found then my theory concerning the evolution of religion would remain non verified. A refutation would ...

... he is providing is an anthropology of religion(s). Nowhere do I detect a misfiring of the human brain or religion being an evolutionary byproduct. Indeed, Boyer provides templates upon which religions are constructed and they follow rational ...I'm not saying the beliefs of religion are rational but there is a ... part of the book which mentions religions as a byproduct or misfiring of ...

... "The Roots of Religion". Dawkins speculates that moths use light sources at...turning its fly path, producing a spiral which steers it into the flame...scientific facts as well as rival religions followed by others. Question. Where has... than delusional or contrary. That religions contradict each other is important why.... This is true in politics, religion, racial terms etc. That people ...

John Edser wrote: dkomo dkomo871@comcast.net wrote:- Religion is based on specific supernatural beliefs, and it is *those* that are a misfiring. That's why I think that religion, whatever its social advantages may have evolved to be, is ... or more, and speculate on how and why our minds evolved religion, where is your empirical evidence that it actually happened that way?...

... for it, I saw the moth fly straight into the very ...The Roots of Religion". Dawkins speculates that moths use light sources...its fly path, producing a spiral which steers it into the...com dkomo writes: So the moth's behavior around nearby lights...cohesiveness. Those groups with better religions outcompeted those with poorer ones...

dkomo dkomo871@comcast.net wrote:- Religion is based on specific supernatural beliefs, and it is *those* that are a misfiring. That's why I think that religion, whatever its social advantages may have evolved to be, is fundamentally a by-product of our minds. JE:- The earliest evidence for ...

... suggests two reasons why: 1. Religion fosters "team spirit" and group cohesiveness. Those groups with better religions outcompeted those with poorer ones.... proof but I think somehow religion was a biological adaptation. Then ... the species, is a misfiring. Religion is based on specific supernatural ... like the crazy flight of moths around artificial lights are a ...

... suggests two reasons why: 1. Religion fosters "team spirit" and group cohesiveness. Those groups with better religions outcompeted those with poorer ones.... language developed. This belief in religion may have even applied to ... proof but I think somehow religion was a biological adaptation. Then ... sound arrogant but I think religion equates with lack of complexity ...

...The Roots of Religion". Dawkins speculates that moths use light sources...its fly path, producing a spiral which steers it into the...com dkomo writes: So the moth's behavior around nearby lights...cohesiveness. Those groups with better religions outcompeted those with poorer ones...language developed. This belief in religion may have even applied to...

...Dennett suggests two reasons why: 1. Religion fosters "team spirit" and group cohesiveness. Those groups with better religions outcompeted those with poorer ones.... language developed. This belief in religion may have even applied to ... proof but I think somehow religion was a biological adaptation. Then ... sound arrogant but I think religion equates with lack of complexity ...