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What is something the world would be better without? (midwest.social)

submitted 7 months ago by Lanky_Pomegranate530@midwest.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

I'm an atheist and think we'd be better off if we moved beyond religion. That said, I don't think it's true we'd be so much farther ahead without it.

Looking at early humans I think religion was a competitive advantage, because it organized groups of people who might not otherwise have worked together. It allowed us to move beyond tribal affiliation, to create a common "operating system" for societies and conceive of and pursue multigenerational goals.

I think we can do all that stuff now without religion, but also think we need more explicitly defined structures and institutions to fill the role religion has played.