Is There an Ideal Congregation Size?

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Mormonism was a man saying, i spoke to god. I had a mystical experience. And so this is a feature of all religions in your view,. This is constantly happening that goes burbling up through the florida. But also this then relate tothe interesting question whether there's an optimal congregation sides. It just goes back to this fact that religion, i seems to be this great person kind of transcendental kind of experience that you have. Because of that, it tends to create these work best in very small groups.

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.