Also known as war. Which one could argue is not good for the species statically speaking.
Nicholas Wade also addressed part of this issue in The Faith Instinct. He postulated that religion as a whole was the translation of our hereditary pack instinct following consciousnesses evolution and that conformity was rewarded over time with a bigger stronger more aligned pack and more babies or more DNA in the pool.
It could be argued that the non-conformist is rewarded in the opposite, through persecution by the pack and a smaller group of mates.
But, of course great change requires great sacrifice and cost.
Nicholas Wade also addressed part of this issue in The Faith Instinct. He postulated that religion as a whole was the translation of our hereditary pack instinct following consciousnesses evolution and that conformity was rewarded over time with a bigger stronger more aligned pack and more babies or more DNA in the pool.
It could be argued that the non-conformist is rewarded in the opposite, through persecution by the pack and a smaller group of mates.
But, of course great change requires great sacrifice and cost.