July 13, 2001
Scholar Finds Roots of Religion in Evolution
Ever wonder what's with all that God business? Pascal Boyer offers some answers in Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought (Basic Books). Mr. Boyer, a professor of collective and individual memory at Washington University (Mo.) who describes his own attitude toward religion as "indifferent but friendly," argues that the answer to the question "Why religion?" is "Why not?"
Q. So laissez-faire. Why bother explaining religion at all?
A. It gives you a very
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