Doe it really matter if God exists or not...?

[o_O.Q]

palou said:

o_O.Q said:

because over a long period of time we've observed what concepts lead to stable, prosperous societies/individuals and how the ignoring of those concepts have lead to the downfall of societies/individuals

in short the answer is ironically the same for our sciences - observations of what works over long periods of times repetitively 

and that's why we associated these concepts with the supernatural because they appear to transcend our limited scope of reality

concepts such as do onto others as you would have them do onto you

If that is your answer, I do not see how god needs to be implied. Morality, its purposes and effects, have been discussed extensively by many great minds. (Bentham, Mills, Kant, Rawls...)

 

Game theory can turn optimizing human behaviour into mathematical equations. 

 

No religion needed. If you say it's a science, then leave it to scientists, with more complete procedures.

 

concepts of gods and stories have been used to facilitate consumption of these ideas by as wide a group of people as possible

...how do you do that with maths equations?

its not simply about coming to understand what behavioral patterns are best for the individual and society but also about how they can be communicated best to as many people as possible

which is why its a mistake to simply throw out the usefulness of these stories simply because the understanding of what is being said has degenerated