Is it true that metaphysical and religion belief is evidently

>>1738103
>Against nature
>literally is been the default of all living things.

>>1738114
Lacking belief in god(s) because you think the idea that they exist is implausible, and lacking belief in god(s) because you've never conceived of the idea of a god aren't really the same thing. Atheism seems to mostly to refer to the former. We don't say animals are atheist.

>>1738103
Humans seem naturally inclined to be superstitious and believe in spirits and the like but I don't see how it could be healthy.

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>tfw too intelligent for human nature

it's unnatural for an above average intelligence monkey to think it knows the truth better then nature and create a psychology in which everything for him is dead and mechanistic causing him to endanger himself and the entire earth, so yes if that was your question.

>>1738103
>Is it true that metaphysical and religion belief is evidently natural to and healthy for the humans?

BF Skinner used operant conditioning to create religious pigeons.

>>1738103
>Is it true that metaphysical and religion belief is evidently natural to and healthy for the humans?
I don't know if it is natural, but i think it could be leftover meme from some proto-culture. Healthy it is not, judging by the fact it makes people lay down in humiliating poses, annoy other people or in the worst case explode.

>>1738103
Just reminding that atheism is a believe too.

>>1738103
>human nature
should I also fuck random whores off the street every day because it's in my nature?

>>1739924
Ignorance is knowledge too.

>>1740114
t. Socrates

>>1738129
Atheism is no belief in God its all the same jackass.

It's a useful mechanism for social cohesion / control, a law being "sacred" makes people less likely to infringe on it. A ruler being divine, or having access to the divine, lends him authority. As social animals I think it's only natural we come up with that sort of concept, but the fact it's "natural" doesn't mean we shouldn't modify our behavior. It's not "natural" to cook our meat, either.

The question should be less what's the natural thing and do that, but to weigh the pros and cons and do what's most beneficial, either to the individual or society depending on your outlook.

>>1740154
Concept of authority can be derived from many sources. Divinity based on collective belief that such being exist, is one branch. Authority from pure force is another. Ancient empires usually combined the two for stronger/effective governing.

Modern authority can simply be a more formal form of social contract maintained through governanceship. Either through choices given to individuals or the illusion of choice(democratic). Or simply the knowledge of better statehood governance with that ruler(benevolent authoritarian).

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>superstition is a nice good """natural""" part of being a human
>therefore everyone who isn't specifically a _________ist like me is bad and deserves to go to hell

>>1740176

I don't disagree with you, I'm merely saying religions are a pretty obvious way to get a society to play ball and that form of rule developed right along side our earliest societies, so as far as 'human nature' goes (a concept I'm honestly mostly skeptical of anyway) religion seems part and parcel of how various populations solve social issues.

Alternatives aren't necessarily unnatural by virtue of that being natural, personally I think everything we do is natural because we're part of nature. Questioning and rejecting 'human nature' is part of human nature just like everything else.

Nature is not good or evil

It is

Nature has a rhyme, but no reason