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The faith instinct : how religion evolved and why it endures

Draws on a broad range of scientific evidence to theorize an evolutionary basis for religion, and that the brain may be inherently inclined toward religious behavior.

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  • "How religion evolved and why it endures"
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  • "Draws on a broad range of scientific evidence to theorize an evolutionary basis for religion, and that the brain may be inherently inclined toward religious behavior."@en
  • "Draws on a broad range of scientific evidence to theorize an evolutionary basis for religion, considering how religion may have served as an essential component of early society survival and that the brain may be inherently inclined toward religious behavior."
  • "A New York Times science reporter makes a startling new case that religion has an evolutionary basis. For the last 50,000 years, and probably much longer, people have practiced religion. Yet little attention has been given to the question of whether this universal human behavior might have been implanted in human nature. In this original and thought-provoking work, Nicholas Wade traces how religion grew to be so essential to early societies in their struggle for survival, how an instinct for faith became hardwired into human nature, and how it provided an impetus for law and government. The Faith Instinct offers an objective and nonpolemical exploration of humanity's quest for spiritual transcendence."@en

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