Tom_Breton comments on A Failed Just-So Story - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Tom_Breton 05 January 2008 05:50:56PM 0 points [-]

The selection pressure for faith is almost surely memetic, not genetic. You can focus on the genetic adaptations that it hijacked, but in doing so you will miss the big picture.

Secondly, for understanding religion, I strongly recommend Pascal Boyer's Religion Explained.