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Originally Posted by Nocapszy
Grr... it's obvious.
Why are people curious about God? Why do they want to know.
There's a reason. Night postulated a few ideas, Jennifer gave one...
Maybe you should just lock it.
It's not a hard question to answer at all. I just want other answers than the ones I've come up with.
But it must be a harder question than I thought.
Otherwise I'm insulting people.
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Okay.
(1) Material payoff. Important implication for how to live better or longer, if you accept some assumptions about god and a plan for humanity, e.g., the afterlife. And why do people want to live better and/or longer? Time and genetics have programmed us that way. That's what we are. (What Night said.)
(2) Conceptually complicated. Some people gravitate towards that stuff whether it's god or politics or psychology. It's fun to map out and diagram. It can lead to a certain biological "release," too.
(3) Custom. Some people are raised in environments where philosophy is held in high regard. They may not question why they do it, they just do it.
(4) Group conflict. Defending your religion against attack is a way or pledging your allegiance to your group and competing with other groups. These patterns are also implanted in our genetic code.
I dunno. Probably more. I'm fixing your shitty thread title at no charge.