…. and the number of people with faith in God is increasing. Rationality has it’s work cut out, though I doubt that atheists would indoctrinate their kids as much as those who benefit from spiritual beliefs.
I highly recommend this book. It explains why we, and by that I mean I, was brought up to believe. Despite it having little evolutionary benefit in the modern world.
Why Would Anyone Believe in God? (Cognitive Science of Religion Series)
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…. and the number of people with faith in God is increasing. Rationality has it’s work cut out, though I doubt that atheists would indoctrinate their kids as much as those who benefit from spiritual beliefs.
Religious belief of some sort is a nearly universal feature of humanity and probably of any higher intelligence. Musk is right to be afraid of AI.
I highly recommend this book. It explains why we, and by that I mean I, was brought up to believe. Despite it having little evolutionary benefit in the modern world.
Spiritual beliefs emerge from ancient psychological tendencies according to this article. Kind of makes sense too.