The New York Time Magazine published Darwin’s God by Robin Marantz Henig over the weekend. It is a powerful exploration of the evolutionary basis for our collective religious tenancies.
The magic-box demonstration helped set Atran on a career studying why humans might have evolved to be religious, something few people were doing back in the ’80s. Today, the effort has gained momentum, as scientists search for an evolutionary explanation for why belief in God exists — not whether God exists, which is a matter for philosophers and theologians, but why the belief does.
At 12 pages, it takes a few minutes to read. I should have read this outstanding article instead of wasting my time with The Tomb of Jesus.
