Evolutionary Psychology of Religion

Although I have never used marijuana, it always surprises me when someone who has tells me, "I don't get it. Why would the governme...

Almost anything that causes people to come together and cooperate, to think independently and critically, and to empathize with one another ...

Well, it's worth pondering, I suppose. But if Capitalism ever develops to this extent, humanity has probably wiped itself out. Has any...

Dr. Kary Mullis said, in his autobiography, that scientists were the new priests. " Scientists who speak out strongly about future ec...

Religious people might kill heretics in order to protect genetically related adherents. If those adherents are made conscious of the falsity...

As I thought about this model, I could not help but wonder how this increased ego-tism would manifest. Hypothetically, it decreases the emot...

In my last post, I discussed a hypothetical model for the emergence of religion. After having talked to one of my friends about this idea, h...