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Originally Posted by blastingas10
Can anyone explain why humans would be hard-wired to believe in a god? Why is that necessary? It doesn't seem like such a trait would help us survive in any way - so how would it make it through natural selection? But I suppose that isn't a valid point if it is hard-wired in our minds and isn't in our genes. Still, if we are just creatures whose main purpose in life is to survive, why would we be equipped with such a feature?
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I think the answer lies in our natural evolution, instead pf being 'hard-wired' (which would admit there was someone that did the wiring), I believe our need for comfort, consolation, and community played an evolutionary role in our creating religious devices.