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Did God Evolve? An Evolutionist's Speculation about Religion

Professor Steve Jones · Gresham College

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Did God Evolve? Ideas and beliefs evolve as much as do bodies and brains and in some ways the two processes are similar. A survey of world religions, both now and in the past, shows some interesting consistencies, with a clear fit between levels of belief and degrees of social inequality. From the beginning, particular faiths have been - as Darwin showed for bodies - driven by demographic success, and Christianity at least is safe, since its believers reproduce far more effectively than do we atheists.

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  1. Did God Evolve? An Evolutionist's Speculation about Religion 2015-01-28 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Steve Jones
Year
2015
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology, History, Philosophy, Religion
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
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