Daniel Dennett's naturalistic investigation of religion, arguing that religious belief and practice can and should be studied scientifically as evolved phenomena rather than treated as exempt from rational inquiry.
Applies Darwinian thinking and cognitive science to explain the origins and persistence of religion, challenging the taboo against scientific scrutiny of faith.
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