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What is the evolutionary advantage to religion?

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Andya Primanda
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12-29-2004 4:58 AM 		Reply to: Message 10 by robinrohan
12-28-2004 10:39 PM

Actually, yes. A community of religious people [not necessarily stupid] is more tight-knit against a community with no common belief. In the days of bands, tribes, and city-states, this could be a large advantage. Just label the next neighbouring tribe as 'Godless heathens' and see your fellow tribesmen raise hell on them...
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01-06-2005 9:54 AM 		Reply to: Message 138 by Quetzal
01-06-2005 9:17 AM

are Bonobos still there?
OT, Quetzal, do you think bonobos still exist?
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I thought I read recently in New Scientist/Scientific American that a recent thorough survey of the bonobos' home-range failed to find any of them.
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If this is true then it is really disturbing...
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