It seems not unreasonable to assume that survival value in our cultural evolution will favor institutions which support the most efficient Knowledge Markets (organisms which support the most efficient nervous systems). (slaw.ca)
We also have limited ability to accurately perceive long time periods or vast distances, since those things had little survival value. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Those qualities that make for the most complex and intense enrichment of life may not possess the greatest survival value. (religion-online.org)