Why We Believe in God by J. Anderson Thomson & Clare Aukofer & Richard Dawkins

Author:J. Anderson Thomson & Clare Aukofer & Richard Dawkins [Thomson, J. Anderson & Aukofer, Clare & Dawkins, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science, Philosophy, Psychology, Religion, Non-Fiction
ISBN: 9780984493210
Amazon: 0984493212
Goodreads: 10361826
Publisher: Pitchstone Publishing
Published: 2011-05-31T14:00:00+00:00

Costly Signaling

How do you trust a person who promises to do something? Your trust rises if the promise comes with a hard-to-fake, honest, costly signal of commitment: a $1,000 up-front down payment; a diamond ring; self-flagellation in the name of a god; uprooting yourself and your congregation or family to create an entirely new town in Central America.

Hard-to-fake, honest, costly signals of commitment are part of our relationships. Religions use these quite nicely. They entice us to commit to them and to sacrifice our blood, sweat, toils, tears, spare change, great fortunes, and even our own kin.

How do I judge your commitment to the faith and to me as a brother in the faith? I watch your hard-to-fake, costly participation in the rituals of our faith—rituals that are often long, tedious, uncomfortable, and financially and physically taxing.

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