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If religion was a net negative, it wouldn't have survived for... well, since monkeys grew a rigid spine. The negatives tend to come from people exploiting other
by toyg 4y ago
If religion was a net negative, it wouldn't have survived for... well, since monkeys grew a rigid spine. The negatives tend to come from people exploiting others' dependency on its usefulness.
- bee_rider 4y agoEverything has pros and cons, but some other behaviors that have survived for a really long time are murder, war, and (since it came up in this thread) alcoholism, which are not generally very well regarded. This isn’t to say religion is necessarily like those things, but it does indicate a flaw in the idea that behaviors that stick around mustn’t be so bad.
- toyg 4y agoMurder can kill mass-murderers, and some wars can result in lasting peace. Everything in moderation. (Alcoholism has a massive component gifted to us by the genetic lottery, so it's really unfair to bundle it with these things.)
- bee_rider 4y agoDespite this, I bet you agree that murder is a net negative that has survived for longer than religion.