> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 2 topics, 8 evergreens, 1 source</em></s> #### [[Belief can motivate adaptation]] In modern times we still cling to [[religion]] because [[Belief helps us push through hardship]], but the roots of this trait go beyond any individual [[religion]]. It does not matter if the thing you are believing in is true; as long as it motivates [[behavior]] that is adaptive, that [[belief]] is adaptive. This explains:: [[Belief helps us push through hardship]] - enabled by:: [[Wonder motivates us to interact with the world around us]] - contrasts:: [[The injustice of endurance]] - enhanced by:: [[Human's have an inability to admit that they are wrong]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[belief]], [[adaptation]], [[Cultural Evolution]], [[Evolutionary Psychology]], [[motivation]] #### References ![[Darwin's Cathedral by David Sloan Wilson#citation]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#294094918q]] > ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^306962121]]