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A Commentary on "Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought"

Submitted by Jen on Mon, 12/17/2007 - 9:44pm

Where do we get our religious concepts from? Why do some concepts, such as the existence of one God who knows all, the existence of souls, of an afterlife, of karma, and so forth pervade throughout the spiritual lives of very different people? Why do these concepts persist for thousands of years? How do these concepts gain a following? In Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought anthropologist Pascal Boyer attempts to answer these questions in terms of what we know about cognitive psychology and evolutionary biology (1). Where once it was believed that these were silly questions to ask, Boyer believes that we now have the tools to treat

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Soldiers in the Evolutionary War

Submitted by Madi on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 3:58pm

Soldiers in the Evolutionary War



“...and all the people that you made in your image

see them fighting in the street

'cause they can't make opinions meet

about God...”

~ Dear God, XTC


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