Matthew Taylor discovers what the latest scientific research can tell us about the human need for religion.
We are programmed by our genes to believe in supernatural powers and to obey moral codes. Is this because it gave our ancestors an evolutionary advantage? Iranians, Scandinavians, Papuans, chimpanzees, twins and wedding rings offer some startling answers.
Broadcast on:BBC Radio 4, 9:00pm Wednesday 24th March 2010
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God on My Mind: Evolution
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Re: God on My Mind: Evolution
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by michael^3 » Mar 29, 2010 11:37 am
Believing in god is indeed a perfectly natural thing.
Happy the man who delights in God's law and meditates on it day and night.
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Re: God on My Mind: Evolution
#3 by MrMiyagi » Mar 29, 2010 1:05 pm
michael^3 wrote:Believing in god is indeed a perfectly natural thing.
Just because it is natural to believe in something doesn't automatically make it true. Ask the millions of kids who recently stopped believing in Santa.
I'd choose Heaven for the weather and Hell for the company...
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