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Religion does have some upsides , at a communal and individual level. If we weigh those along with the negatives who is to say what's best? Clearly, it's a huma
by throwawaygal7 5y ago
Religion does have some upsides , at a communal and individual level. If we weigh those along with the negatives who is to say what's best? Clearly, it's a human meme that has some positives and no dramatic downside that would have caused it to die out.
- paulryanrogers 5y ago> If we weigh those along with the negatives who is to say what's best? Perhaps those weakest and most marginalized by these memes. > Clearly, it's a human meme that has some positives and no dramatic downside that would have caused it to die out. Is it so clearly positive? Not in my experience. Natural selection doesn't instantaneously stop every injustice. It could be humanity had just been caught in a valley between the least bad options until it could ascend out of a malaise, like the dark ages. The Middle East has some of the most religious populations yet I wouldn't say they evolved into a beacon of human progress.