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Pain: The Benefits of Suffering

How God Works: The Science Behind Spirituality

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Is There a More Social Function to the Rituals?

People say they take part in painful rituals because it's tradition, or because god wants them to. But is possible there's a deeper reason, a more social function they serve? "Once you're up there and you've through this, yeave bonded," he says. 'You're now everybody's your brother after this'

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