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Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society

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Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society

by Prof. David Sloan Wilson

About this title: The author examines the social and evolutionary impulses for the development of religion. Among his examples is a consideration of how early Christianity, with its active proselytizing, increased emphasis on procreation and women's rights, and how certain social customs allowed it to eclipse the growth of other religious sects.

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goodreads rating 3 out of 5 3 out of 5
Dec 9, 2008
By LaMar, White Plains, NY

"Facinating look from a scientific (and evolutionary) perspective at why religion is pervasive among humans. New answers to very old questions. I found the answers very plasible and feel this book answers questions I've had about religion for a long time.

Warning and advice- the first couple chapters (particularly chapter 2) are very scientific and boring. If that doesn't interest you just skip to the chapter on Calvinism (chapter 3)."

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goodreads rating 5 out of 5 5 out of 5
Aug 3, 2008
By Nicolai, Indonesia

"this is a refreshing view from an evolutionary biologist that sees religion from an evolutionary biology perspective (a church is an organism). it is much more accepting of religion as a biological function than writings of for example dawkins.

dawkins takes a genes eye view of everything and blieves it to be the only unit of selection .

sloan wilson believes in multi-level selection

gene
genome
organells
cell
organism
family
interpretive group
society
species

u highlighted a load of suff n this book"

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goodreads rating 3 out of 5 3 out of 5
Nov 1, 2007
By Andrew, Tucson, AZ

"The author makes a good case that religion allows societies to form groups that can then undergo group selection. However I feel the author did not make a great case for the existence of group selection itself. I also felt the author did not explain very well what the source of genetic variation is that selection can act upon in religious groups. But if we can believe the author's assessment of previous religious theory in sociology or anthropology it seems his thesis has a lot to offer in terms of the origins and function of religion."

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goodreads rating 2 out of 5 2 out of 5
Oct 1, 2007
By Matt, Fairfax, VA

"Definitely left it on the Metro about halfway through (accidentally). Wasn't that great anyway - interesting, very illuminating, but very dense, not particularly accessible."

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