Re:Don't worry about global population collapse
by skissane on Sunday October 01, 2023 @03:38AM
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One 2005 twin study [0] found religiosity was approximately 40% genetic.
[1] argues that pro-religion alleles are likely to become more common over time, since in the contemporary world religious people tend to have more children than the non-religious on average
It seems unlikely there is any single "God gene". Rather, certain personality traits (such as agreeableness) increase the likelihood of a person accepting religion, and genetics contributes to those traits, which in turn indirectly contributes to religiosity
[1] argues that pro-religion alleles are likely to become more common over time, since in the contemporary world religious people tend to have more children than the non-religious on average
It seems unlikely there is any single "God gene". Rather, certain personality traits (such as agreeableness) increase the likelihood of a person accepting religion, and genetics contributes to those traits, which in turn indirectly contributes to religiosity
[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15745438/
[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3125629/