on morals and ethics...

just got done writing a short reflection on an article i read yesterday about morals and behaviors. the author contends that our moral behaviors and ethical choices are the byproduct of biology and evolution -- that we have developed favorable behaviors over time to ensure the advance of our spieces and particular tribe or group. hmmmm...also, his thoughts on religion are essentially that faith is genetic; we created God-myths or stories to explain our existence and lend some worth to what is basically the process of living and dying with no really reason or purpose. he is ok w/ religion, but doesn't place any value beyond the fact that it makes some folks feel better. this article was an assignment the professor gave to challenge us to think through this, in no way does this reflect the views of bethel, zion, the professor, or me! but it sure is interesting stuff to read through and ponder...

so -- i am curious...what convinces you all that this is more than just something we all bought into cuz it feels nice and give us some sort of hope for tomorrow? what around you tells you that God is more than just an evolutionary glitch in the system?