Ranger19 Mar 2006

From the genetic point of view, the big question is what the initial purpose of said gene was (assuming the research is correct and not just a load of rubbish). I think - I could well be mistaken though - that the gene has another function as well. Now this means that there are three possibilities: 1) that belief in God was the primary mechanism, 2) that belief in God was a by-product, or 3) that both resulting features were intentional. Is it likely to ever be possible to resolve this question through scientific methods?