Quote Originally Posted by Banquo's Ghost
Yes, it is interesting, though like most pyschologists, he seems to be arguing intuitively rather than scientifically. I'd like to see his evidence for the evolutionary advantage conferred by 'irrational' belief. Successful evolutionary strategies are often duplicated, so we should see similar use of intuitive leaps from other species.
We are never as alone as when we are self-aware.

I think we created religion for comfort. We have a need to know and a need to feel part of something.

Being self-aware leads us to understand being alone. Our rational mind can see that we are tiny motes on a tiny planet in a tiny part of a galaxy which itself is just a tiny fraction of the known universe. It scares us and like children we look to a parent figure, like a baby chimp we end up choosing comfort over rational sustenance.