Isn't THEISM just a by-product of HUMAN NATURE, liking to be told what to THINK and DO?

Question

Are they just not as curious as Atheists? Isn't that obvious from their blind acceptance and lack of einquiry?

Answer 1

This is very close to the truth. Religion plays on human insecurities. People want for there to be a plan. They don't like the fact that we're on a speck of dust hurtling through space. They'd rather be spoon-fed their worldview instead of having to think for themselves. I think that religion makes them arrogant, incurious, and morally lazy.

Answer 2

Yeah, the need for structure and tribalism is pretty much a by-product of human evolution - structure became the wa to advance oneself within the tribe, get better mating rights, eating rights and ultimately (in religious terms) more respect for being "nearer" to the "ultimate". The same instinct that makes people theists is also responsible for the pride people feel in becoming soldiers, politicians etc, climbing the Do-As-You're-Told Tree to personal gratification and having, if they're vey lucky, never to have a thought that wasn't given to them by someone higher up.

Atheism per se is a relatively new concept, and one that identifies with the counter-culture that provokes and provides an alternative to the traditional advancement path. Fortunately, there are now enough atheists to provide a genuine counter-balance to blind acceptance and superstition.

Answer 3

The need to fit in is more human nature than the will to be different. Humans are social creatures and want to be excepted. Religous people also use fear to pull "unbelievers" into their religion.