How to Survive the Anthropocene: Adaptive Atheism and the Evolution of Homo deiparensis

摘要: Why is it so easy to ignore the ecological and economic crises of Anthropocene? This article unveils some religious biases whose covert operation facilitates repression or rejection warnings about consequences extreme climate change excessive capitalist consumption. The evolved defaults that are most relevant for our purposes here have do with mental credulity toward content (beliefs supernatural agents) social congruity in contexts (behaviors shaped by rituals). Learning how contest these phylogenetically inherited culturally fortified may be a necessary condition adapting altering current natural environments ways will enhance chances survival (and flourishing) Homo sapiens other sentient species. I outline conceptual framework, derived from empirical findings theoretical developments bio-cultural sciences religion, which can help clarify why gods imaginatively conceived nurtured ritually engaged believers. Finally, discuss role "adaptive atheism" might play responding Anthropocene.