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Why do we have religion? Until recently, most anthropologists would tell you this isn't even a valid question. But in fact, the intellectual tools for addressing the question simply didn't exist. Now, says Pascal Boyer, they do, provided by theories and research in evolutionary biology and cognitive psychology. Religion Explained shows how we are becoming able to answer such questions as why religion matters so much in people's lives, why many religions exist instead of just one, and why religion persists in the midst of competing scientific and philosophical views of the world.
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