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Breaking the spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

Daniel C. Dennett

Dennett, Daniel C.;

Breaking the spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon

Penguin Group USA, 2007, 448 pages

ISBN 0143038338, 9780143038337

topics: |  philosophy | religion | atheism


Traces the history of religion, why we need it, how it manifested itself in
ancient times (many forms or agents, gods were personally interested in us),
and how it changed over time.  Science and the debate over whether god
exists.  What meaning religion may have in today's world.

See also Pascal's Fire: Scientific Faith and Religious Understanding.


amitabha mukerjee (mukerjee [at] gmail.com) 17 Feb 2009