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Are there any scientific books or studies that explain what makes a person religious?

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Are there any scientific books or studies that explain what makes a person religious?
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RE: Are there any scientific books or studies that explain what makes a person religious?
February 8, 2017 at 9:27 pm
(February 8, 2017 at 7:03 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Are there any scientific books that explain why science works?
(February 8, 2017 at 6:18 pm)Alex K Wrote: The closest to that I've read is Dan Dennett's "Breaking the Spell"

Dennett believes that consciousness is an illusion. He also advocates the self-defeating notion that reason cannot be trusted. Anyone that can believe such absurdities cannot be taken seriously; although to his credit he has followed materialist philosophy to its logical extreme.

Are there any religious books that explain why religion doesn't work and, over time, create nothing but schisms and conflict, often internal?

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RE: Are there any scientific books or studies that explain what makes a person religious? - by The Valkyrie - February 8, 2017 at 9:27 pm

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