Posted: Jan 21, 2017 3:09 pm
dannerz wrote:Maybe some of you have already heard of this, but i am thinking a possible reason why theism exists, is because we are genetically hard wired to suck up to the alpha male / super human. The gods are seen as human figures with great power that can sense your prayers and all of that. And for survival purposes the humans try to suck up to the god or gods, because the gods symbolize an alpha male or sometimes alpha female. By alpha i mean smart and strong.
You will get some pushback on the hard-wired part but yes this is an idea worth pursuing. There is a group dynamic that is interesting. A bunch of otherwise warring males will collaborate around a leader. What better leader than an imaginary one. I kind of wish Trump was imaginary.