The Sociological Explanation of Religion

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Yen: I get the sense generally that when you have those kind of dishonestness, you get an upwelling of religion. So you have the growth of these religions and then a widespread disaster. Yeyes: And then so cleary, what's happened? As somebody's discovered stuff there that does the job for you much quicker.

Instead of debunking religious beliefs, what if we investigated where religion comes from, and why it’s virtually universal across human cultures? Anthropologist and “How Religion Evolved And Why It Endures” author Robin Dunbar joins Adam to discuss the origins of religion. He describes how touch, laughter, and song bonded people together, and the social role of religious rituals such as sin-eating. You can purchase Robin’s book here: http://factuallypod.com/books Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.