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On Religion
A force for good or something else?
Laurance begins this episode by asking what the term “religion” means and why religions retain such a strong appeal in the world today. Citing the work of psychologist Jonathan Haidt and sociologist Emile Durkheim, he notes the “two B’s” associated with religion: Belief and Belonging, and the suggestion that it is the latter which has been more important historically. This leads to the familiar idea of community which is a valuable counter to crude individualism, but can also support the kinds of tribalism or collectivism which lead to divisions between…
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