| tim Josling 2008-01-16, 7:55 am |
| On Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:20:00 +1300, Pete Dashwood wrote:
> That's fine, until somebody decides that everyone not in the Group is
> evil... then the trouble starts.
>
> Pete.
One explanation (among many) for the existence of religion is that as man
gained the capacity for rational thinking, this conflicted with the need
to do irrational things...
Such as settle down and have kids -> Thus love
Such as work for the benefit of the team not just the individual.
Man's great strength with language and intelligence is to work in powerful
teams for common goals. Often, this is in the context of conflict with
other groups who were competing for the same food, territory and women.
There was a need to have something that bound the group together,
something that clearly distinguished "us" from "them".
Religion would be a possible solution to this problem. If so, this would
explain why something which is supposed to be about love and harmony and
peace is so often associated with conflict between groups.
Tim Josling
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