Seems like religion and the belief of a reward in the afterlife is a direct result of serotonin.
But whats the opposite? Nihilistic Hedonism?
I think the idea of obedience to a church, pope, priest, etc high authority official and believing that they are your path to bliss is associated with high serotonin. But the belief in afterlife or organizing principle in the Universe (God?), or even things like Biocentricity has evidence behind it. It may not be definitive but it is not a blind belief driven by serotonin. Peat spoke recently about David Griffin and his ideas on Process Theology. It is quite interesting and apparently can be made to fit quite well with mainstream religious ideas. I think Process Theology removes what some people consider the servile, defeatist aspects of religion.
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