Are religion, emotion, and individuality binding factors for evolution of a technology-based society?
If you look at our society, you can see why we developed technology. Each individual wanted an easier life, therefore we invented tools and overcame obstacles to achieve this easier life. One could also argue that the driving factors for our civilization have been things like religious beliefs, emotions, and our very individuality and ability to think independently to come up with a wide variety of solutions to problems quicker than species that lack these.
My question is this:
Are religion, emotions, and a sense of individuality required for the evolution of a high tech society? Are these three factors required for our evolution, or could a species realistically evolve without one or more of these features?
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