Religion and Evolution

Atheism as a Stealth Religion IV: The Transformation of the Obvious

David Sloan Wilson | Posted 01.28.2008 | Living

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David Sloan Wilson

Biological and cultural evolution are messy processes with lots going on at the same time. Religion is not a single thing but a large collection of traits--what mathematicians call a fuzzy set.

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Atheism as a Stealth Religion III: Four Questions and Six Possible Answers

David Sloan Wilson | Posted 01.14.2008 | Living

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David Sloan Wilson

If religions pose a threat in modern life, we need to know what kind of threat so we can respond appropriately. It would be amazing if the six evolutionary hypotheses resulted in the same plan of action for what to do about religion.

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