Hutterites deliberately split their communities once they get above a hundred and 50, the average size at which they split. Dennison: The number that's known as dunbar's number is just very limited. He says it allows so o carismatic leaders of a particular church to develop their own theologyd and carry their parishioners away with them.
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
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