22. Darwinian Evolution to Religion

When Charles Darwin created his theory of natural selection in1859, it revolutioned the way in which scholars viewed religion. Instead of amystical system of beliefs powered by the divine, Darwinian evolution aruges how religion is merely an evolutionary trait that humans have acquired in order to seek meaning in a meaningless world. Basically, religion allows man to believe there is more to life than just death, and thus give meaning to our lives. Humans who believe their life has meaning are more likely to reproduce, and thus pass on their genetic code to their offspring. With the scarcity of resources with all species competing to survive, humans adapted to include religion intheir lives as an evolutionary advantage. Essentially, humans learned to createa theater of consciousness, where the brain interprets and believes meaningless notions for the sake of keeping us alive longer.