# The God gene - religion and altruism

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Keith Ward DD FBA
- Year: 2006
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Philosophy, Religion
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/god-gene-religion-and-altruism)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Can morality survive without religion? Sociobiology and evolutionary explanations of morality. The Selfish Gene and the possibility of altruism.

## Lectures

1. [The God gene - religion and altruism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/god-gene-religion-and-altruism/607fd801c704) (YouTube)