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Did Religion Evolve, or Was It Designed, to Foster Cooperation?
Harari’s assurance about building group cohesion is simplistic and woefully insufficient to account for common characteristics of religion.
Echoing the Bible, Cosmos Concludes with a Materialist Origins Myth and Future Heavenly Bliss
Tyson ends his summary of cosmic history with a soaring narrative focused on earth. It sounds like the exalted prose of the book of Genesis.
Religion, Science, and Evolution: Confessions of a Darwinian Skeptic
As I read through the scientific literature of evolutionary biology to try and convince myself of its accuracy and coherence, I was struck by the frequency with which I encountered “religious” language.
Professor James Tour: A “Liar for Jesus”?
Renowned scientist James Tour at Rice University is facing the wrath of Internet trolls because of his candid evaluation of origin of life research.
How Did Religion “Evolve”?
It’s telling that one kind of evolution always seems to be missing from these “theories” about the evolutionary origins of religion.