Here's my "gamified" take on humanity and religion:
- [default state] we are all born as atheists
- [basic skill] we all want to live. As a consequence, we're all afraid of death. Without this basic instinct, no complex life would be able to survive (not unique to humans)
- [basic skill] we have a need to explain our surroundings. We actively look for correlations, which we interpret as causations. This is called learning (not unique to humans)
- [class specific skill] due to human brain complexity, we're capable of abstract thinking (most likely unique human trade)
Religion simply uses our skills to change the default state. This process is called indoctrination. If done during brain development phase (childhood or adolescence), similarly to addictions or acquired certain mental or physical skills in that period, the change is permanent. This is why there isn't many people who become religious in adulthood if raised in atheistic family, and why majority of people who were raised in religious families and later in life became atheists, are actually agnostics.
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