Hunter Gatherers and the Origins of Religion, Published in Two Thousand 16 in Human Nature

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Lhik ostrelation is like a top five, maybe top ten, generalist journal in philosophy. He cites just to support that all hs different cultures believe in animism. This is high gods being, you know, like any god that's hierarchically like, has more control and more power than human beings. Active ancestor worship and active high gods,. i guess those two are beliefs that not just that ant your ancestors and the gods exist, but that they actually play a role in yourlakina, in human affairs.

Panpsychism didn't give us river spirits or mischievous sootballs, so this time we go straight to the source - a defense of animism, and in a top 10 analytic philosophy journal. Could a failed argument for the existence of God establish the existence of trees and mountains with “interiority” and “social characteristics”? Tamler wants to believe, but is the argument that'll push him over the edge?

Plus – speaking of top journals, a doozy of social psych article: Is forgiveness better than revenge at rehumanizing the self? Let's check the voodoo dolls to find out. Tamler is delighted by David’s reaction to this one.