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LINK The SURPRISING Reason Most Religions FAIL!

Why do some religions command billions of followers while others vanish into obscurity? Is your faith popular because it's true, or because it evolved superior survival strategies? What if the world's dominant religions succeeded not through divine truth, but through the same evolutionary pressures that shape all living organisms?

Today we'll dissect religion like biologists studying natural selection, examining why Christianity and Islam dominate globally while religions like the Shakers have dwindled to near extinction. From the Catholic Church's ban on contraception to Mormon polygamy, from Islamic madrasas to Jehovah's Witnesses knocking on doors - these aren't random practices but brilliantly evolved survival mechanisms that ensure religious reproduction and expansion.

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holykoolaid 6 May 25
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Mostly because they are bs.

No. So is Christianity and Islam, but they had massive success. A religion's truth has little bearing on its success rate.
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Level 8

All systems fail, whether that is roulette, government or religion. Any structure is fallible and prone to system failure. Religions do have a better track record than most. Judaism, Catholicism, and quite a few others have been going for thousands of years. Now I'm obviously not advocating for their validity, just pointing out their longevity.

But what makes those ones succeed while most others fail? That's what this video dives into.

@holykoolaid Well, Catholicism has 2 major things going for it. Firstly, the same hierarchical structure as the Roman army. Secondly, the celibacy of priests and bishops ensures a meritocracy.
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The best reason for a religion to fail is for the believer to assume that they absolutely have to have a god. Many believe their god is why their heart beats and why they wake up in the morning. It is people who write the holy books for their gods. It's all made up.

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Level 8

All religions fail mate, eventually…..😌

Eventually, sure. But some have global success first, and this video explains why.
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