GD PLACEBO

The survival value of the god meme in the meme pool results from its great psychological appeal. It provides a superficially plausible answer to deep and troubling questions about existence. It suggests that injustices in this world may be rectified in the next. The “everlasting arms” hold out a cushion against our own inadequacies which, like a doctor’s placebo, is none the less effective for being imaginary.124 —Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene