Christianity would be the worst survival-promoting religion if it were invented for that purpose — it teaches loving enemies, not retaliating, turning the other cheek. Early Christians were pacifists for 300 years. This contradicts the "made up for survival" hypothesis.
Response to Q3 — Christianity is anti-survival by design
John and Cameron cite Jesus' teaching to pray for persecutors, Paul's instruction not to curse, 1 Peter 2:21-23 (Christ's example of non-retaliation). Early Christians didn't fight back for ~300 years. If religions were invented to justify group survival, Christianity's pacifism would be self-defeating.
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