This was an excellent speech that was perfect reading for a Sunday afternoon. Thanks for posting!<p>Put simply, the argument is that religion may be a kind of emergent evolutionary phenomena that has a collective value that we may not yet completely understand, but that nevertheless fills some vital role in a way superior to any of our conscious attempts. Basically, despite the universe emerging from bottom-up processes rather than top-down, there may still be a legitimate coordinating role at the top that we subconsciously fill with our artificial gods.<p>It&#x27;s a longish piece of writing, but I highly recommend reading the full text.