If you’ve taken part in a religious service, have you ever stopped to think about how it all came to be? How did people become believers? Where did the rituals come from? And what purpose does it all serve? This week, we bring you a July 2018 episode with social psychologist Azim Shariff. He argues that we should consider religion from a Darwinian perspective, as an innovation that helped human societies to thrive and flourish.
In the July 2018 episode of Hidden Brain, social psychologist Azim Shariff explores the origins and evolution of religion from a Darwinian perspective. He discusses how religious beliefs and rituals may have served as innovations that contributed to the thriving and flourishing of human societies. By examining the reasons behind belief systems, Shariff encourages listeners to consider the adaptive functions of religion in shaping social cohesion and moral frameworks within communities. For more details, you can listen to the episode here.
Bright, shiny objects! 
What do you think?