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The invention of religion is a big bang in human history. Gods and spirits helped explain the unexplainable, and religious belief gave meaning and purpose to people struggling to survive. But what if everything we thought we knew about religion was wrong? What if belief in the supernatural is window dressing on what really mattersโelaborate rituals that foster group cohesion, creating personal bonds that people are willing to die for.
Thereโs a sacredness to religion that people donโt associate with supporting a football team. But frankly a lot of football fans hold their team pretty sacred.
If Iโd grown up in different parts of the worldโfor example, in Papua New Guinea, where I did my fieldworkโIโm quite sure I would be religious.
While it appears that people are dying for religious causes, I actually think it would be truer to say they die for each other.