When / if humans evolve again , will religion be forgotten by this assumingly smarter race ?

Answer 1

Evolution isn't like climbing a step - it is always happening. Every time a being is born or dies, evolution is happening.

It may turn out that intelligence is detrimental for long-term survival, so the assumption that we are evolving towards a generally higher level of intelligence may not be accurate (probably isn't actually, at least in our current society - more intelligent people are often fixated on careers, and less likely to reproduce).

Religion of one sort or another will probably always exist. There are likely evolutionary benefits to it (social cohesion, sense of purpose, and so on), and unless these are suddenly outweighed by the destructive nature of religion (say, if all religions suddenly become proponents of mass suicide), religion will likely stick around until this human race of ours dies off.

Answer 2

Since the industrial Revolution and the growing development of compulsory education systems, coupled with declining death rates the need for psychological protector or father figure for man has diminished. There has never been a higher number of atheists or agnostics than there currently is in the world today, and this is a number which will inexorably grow. When man eventually evolves into a form more apt to his future surroundings i assume the unnecessary trappings of the childish security blanket of religion will already have long been discarded.

Answer 3

Who says it will be smarter? Humans seem to be creating an environment that is pro-religious (2+billion Christians, 1.3+billion Muslims), and that will cause selective pressure against those lacking the genes contributing to religious experience. The way things are going, it's very possible that our evolution (which never stops, we are evolving right now) will take us down a road of lower intelligence and/or greater religiousity.

Answer 4

I don't think religion will ever be eradicated. It has been around WAY too long, and gives too many people something to believe in. It will probably evolve, though. Some religions will die out, others will crop up.

No one can say for sure, I suppose.

Answer 5

Humans are evolving right now, as are all other organisms. I assume you mean evolve into something else. The selection pressure is not there at this time, so, your question is too big of an assumption. Educate yourself on evolution by natural selection first; then conjecture.

Answer 6

In any population, there will be a great variation of intelligence. Even if, on average, we are smarter, there will surely be those who are not. This will ensure that religion will not be forgotten.

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Answer 7

Humans always evolve. Religion will be eliminated as humans become more and more logical.

Answer 8

I don’t want to hurt your atheistic believes, but we would not ever evolve into sapiens without religion as part of human culture, science, morals etc. We could not become as clever as now without religion. So don’t wipe your feet on bones of your ancestors who brought you to life. Be friendly to you species. New race may consider you as an experimental material for their labs.

Answer 9

no why would it be it a lamb made of gold, or a rock are we not far superior then th race of people 2,000 years ago,ok how about 4,000 or 18,000 years ago can you imagine 18 years,how about 18,000 years....yes the world will be here our history will go from 2,000 to 20,000 but can we make it beyond 100,000 that's when our sun will expire and so will this earth......

Answer 10

Religion has already been forgotten