@theRSAorg Thankyou, i did do that shortly after posting the comment, i found this 18 February 2010 ‘How many friends does one person need?’, Lunchtime Lecture: Royal Society of Arts, London Is this correct? :)
Robin, around 15:30 you make the claim that religion evolved to foster social cohesion - isn't this a case of someone with a particular specialism making a reductive hypothesis that aspires to completely sum up a complex phenomenon within the bounds of that specialism? I feel sure that religion serves other, equally deep-seated purposes (existential angst), as well as multiple incidental purposes (top-down power & control). What about contemplative hermits?
@aberration1022 hee maks a categoreecal statemunt about whut relijun evolved for, which hee cannot justifie - hee shoold hav been moar modest with his rathur dissmisiv clames and sed meerly that hee thinks soshal co-hee-shun wus a *majur factur* in relijuns adopshun and popularity. I'm sure that was painful to read and perhaps even incomprehensible... but hey, it's UA-cam!! :-D I couldn't resist the jibe, but seriously, I did not understand your point at all - I did take a moment to try.
@simmythegreat yes, that's the when the lecture was. :)
Very, very interesting! So useful to my dissertation. If i were to reference this, does anybody know what it would be? Cuz i can't really say youtube!
@theRSAorg Thankyou, i did do that shortly after posting the comment, i found this
18 February 2010 ‘How many friends does one person need?’, Lunchtime Lecture: Royal Society of Arts, London
Is this correct? :)
@simmythegreat Do a google of 'Dunbar's number' and loads of articles and references will appear - including wikipedia...
Robin, around 15:30 you make the claim that religion evolved to foster social cohesion - isn't this a case of someone with a particular specialism making a reductive hypothesis that aspires to completely sum up a complex phenomenon within the bounds of that specialism? I feel sure that religion serves other, equally deep-seated purposes (existential angst), as well as multiple incidental purposes (top-down power & control).
What about contemplative hermits?
@aberration1022 hee maks a categoreecal statemunt about whut relijun evolved for, which hee cannot justifie - hee shoold hav been moar modest with his rathur dissmisiv clames and sed meerly that hee thinks soshal co-hee-shun wus a *majur factur* in relijuns adopshun and popularity.
I'm sure that was painful to read and perhaps even incomprehensible... but hey, it's UA-cam!! :-D
I couldn't resist the jibe, but seriously, I did not understand your point at all - I did take a moment to try.
During the 2nd half, why people bond, it becomes painfully clear this guy is unfamiliar with Dawkins and the gene-based theory of evolution.
haha
@aberration1022 Hahaha are you drunk!?