(December 30, 2015 at 4:03 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote: In college I got a degree in history with a focus on middle eastern history and studied Islam extensively from a secular perspective. I also am casually interested in a lot of science and anthropology and early man and how he lived. Dealing with the world as it is makes it so much more interesting in my opinion. I take a lot more joy in the world and there is so much real stuff to discover, endless knowledge and information that I don't see the need for the supernatural. The natural world is amazing as it is.
So I wonder how from an anthropological perspective you answer questions like why did religion or god belief arise? Or, what is its purpose?