09-15-2014, 06:34 AM
Quote:What do you mean by this?
Quote:I see the arguing for the position of spirituality being an evolutionary product to preserve the species, not only is that a very convenient way of dismissing countless worldviews and past traditions but it doesn't really hold up that well since it's really just an oversimplification given the wealth of data available.
I meant that I see that argument in day to day life amongst my contemporaries and I find it a tad reductionistic. They see spirituality as a product of evolution that has somehow (this bit is often ambiguous or inconsistent) aided in the perpetuation of the species. I am busy with other questions such as why does life wish to perpetuate itself at all to be too involved but I believe there is a percentage (higher than 0%) of truth to that theory it's just that it is too easily wrapped up in a neat little package.
It was added as an anecdote that may have been of interest.