Peterson clearly argues for what he does because he is trying to bolster his religious metaphysics, but I also think that he argues about evolution incorrectly because he came at the field from the direction of cognitive and behavioral psychology.
At the core of Peterson's argument about religion is not a belief in a supernatural being, but in shared purpose as a foundation for non-transactional interaction, which is required for a functioning society. Religion aligns purposes. Peterson does not believe in God, but purpose
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The fundamental innovation of monotheist religion is the ultimate accountability of the individual to a social superorganism above individual, family or tribe. God is not the tribe, but the tribe's organizational principle. This is an adaptation to multi-level selection.
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The Abrahamic religions are designer viruses. They have been purposefully created and optimized as operating systems of their host societies. While their rationality is inferior to antique and modern secularism, they are exceptionally stable.
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