The Evolution of Religions
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Uploaded on Oct 15, 2009
Jared Diamond, professor of geography at UCLA, received the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction in 1998 for Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. In 1999, he received the National Medal of Science. His most recent book is Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (2004).
Prof. Diamond argues that religion has encompassed at least four independent components that have arisen or disappeared at different stages of development of human societies over the last 10,000 years.
Read more about The Center for Religion and Civic Culture at http://crcc.usc.edu/
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thirdimage 2 years ago
I like how he explains his observations in an objective manner. He excludes his moral opinions in examining the subject matter and is quick to remind his audience to do the same. He's quite a grounding individual. He takes no sides. He makes no claims of right or wrong. He just points out religions' intentions, and lets us decide for ourselves. He's just real.
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Frankie Mahovolich 2 years ago
You rode the short bus to school didn't you?
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lochinvar50 1 week ago
His discussion of religion revolves mostly on Judeo-Christian-Islamic and tribal studies. I wish he could relate also some Hindu, Buddhist and Zoroaster studies.
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StefaniaEletta 1 month ago
Geography has an indirect influence on religion. It does affect the cultural evolution of people: Different environments mean different needs and problems -> different reactions and solutions to them, and among these solutions we can find religion with its "functions" well defined by professor Diamond in this video. A good reason to not consider religions as "true".
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martingrannholmen 1 month ago
love his BOOOSTOn accent.knawwhatiamsayin?
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atheist homophobe 2 months ago
The belief in God is a psychological immune system to reduce stress.
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ericfeinberg28 3 months ago
There is a little more to the question about geography versus religion than his answer let on. Often gods correspond to different environmental conditions, like the flood gods of Mesopotamia or the sun gods in Egypt and Iran. Gods were initially just explanations for mysterious phenomena like these; only later did they evolve into beings concerned with morality/justice. Read Robert Wright's "Evolution of God."
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moorek1967 3 months ago
If you create a reality in your mind that is reality to you, indicates you might have a mental illness.
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moorek1967 3 months ago
Whatever happened to the guy with parasitic testes? Did he die? The story jumped a few rungs.
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bary1234 4 months ago
Imagine if people like Jared Diamond rund societies. If they were the world leaders. Firstly, the name "Jared Diamond" is awesome. Secondly, humanity would experience astonishing prosperity and peace.
I so hope WolfPAC succeeds, I cant see any other hope for this tiny bue planet.
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Jeebus1199 4 months ago
The reality that one creates in their own mind IS their reality. If someone believes in religion long enough and vehemently enough, then that religion then becomes a reality for that individual, irregardless of whether others believe in it or not.
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KennyReddwooddforest 5 months ago
What makes you so sure that your god is not invented by humans?
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