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The Evolutionary Psychology of Religion

Steven Pinker July 2, 2009.

Print: Presentation, Freedom From Religion Foundation, October 2004

Harvard Professor Steven Pinker uses the tools of evolutionary psychology to find the origins of humans’ tendency to believe in religions.

Darwin and the Darwinists

Steven Rose February 10, 2009.

Guardian.co.uk

As a Darwinian I take it for granted that human psychology has been shaped by our evolutionary past – but EP’s claims go way beyond this