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<s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 6 evergreens</em></s>
#### [[Religion as a group level adaptation]]
- contrasts:: [[Religion as a rational bid for supernatural reward]]
- answers:: [[What is the origin of religion]]
> ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^303892933]]
Argued in:: [[Darwin's Cathedral by David Sloan Wilson]]
The ability to believe in a God is a trait reinforced by [[group selection]] and molded by [[Cultural Evolution]].
- includes:: [[Religion creates social order through group membership and ritual]]
- includes:: [[Religion promotes high social control]]
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**Status**:: #EVER/SPROUT
*edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022*
**Topics**:: [[religion]]
> ![[10_Sources/books - Darwin's Cathedral#^306962120]]