[ExI] Evolutionary psychology and religion

[hkhenson]

At 08:43 PM 12/10/2007, spike wrote:

>Subject: Re: [ExI] Evolutionary psychology and religion
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>situation in the EEA could have led to conditions where this trait
>would promote genetic survival?
>Keith

>War for one. ..  Kevin Freels
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>Both men ponder, when the solution is deceptively simple: religion 
>encourages breeding.
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>One can imagine the reasons, but I would contribute that the 
>feelings associated with a deep religious experience contribute to 
>female libido.  I cannot explain why.  Ask the guys who come from a 
>fundamentalist religious background, when is the best time to go out 
>on a date.  Universally they answer, Sunday night, right after the 
>revival meeting.  In my own experience the answer was Saturday 
>night, right after vespers.  If you were ever to get any sweet 
>loving, that was your best chance.

I can't see that breeding--in a pre contraceptive era--needed any 
religious support.  Generally humans populated whatever space they 
had to the maximum extent possible.

Keith

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>(Im not kidding this time.)
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