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3 unusual facts about Evolutionary psychology of religion


Evolutionary psychology of religion

Pascal Boyer suggests, in his book Religion Explained, that there is no simple explanation for religious consciousness.

He builds on the ideas of cognitive anthropologists Dan Sperber and Scott Atran, who argued that religious cognition represents a by-product of various evolutionary adaptations, including folk psychology.

Proponent Dean Hamer see this predisposition as increasing optimism, which has positive effects on other factors such as health and reproductive success.



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