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Not All Fear Is the Same

Renewing Your Mind

CHAPTER

The Role of Fear in Religion and Society

This chapter explores Bertrand Russell's perspective from 1927 on how fear influences religion and societal behavior. It critiques the evolution of fear in modern culture, contrasting Russell's hopes for a secular solution with the tendency to medicalize fear instead.

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