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  Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast: The Evolutionary Origins of Belief (Paperback) By (author) Lewis Wolpert

  

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  Short Description for Six Impossible Things Before BreakfastWhy does every society around the world have a religious tradition of some sort? This book looks at belief's psychological basis and its possible evolutionary origins in physical cause and effect. It explores the different types of belief - including that of animals, of children, of the religious, and of those suffering from psychiatric disorders.
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  • Publisher: Faber and Faber
  • Published: 04 January 2007
  • Format: Paperback 288 pages
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  • Categories: Popular Psychology
  • ISBN 13: 9780571231683 ISBN 10: 0571231683
  • Sales rank: 125,303

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• Why does every society around the world have a religious tradition of some sort? Professor Lewis Wolpert investigates the nature of belief and its causes. He looks at belief's psychological basis and its possible evolutionary origins in physical cause and effect. Wolpert explores the different types of belief - including that of animals, of children, of the religious, and of those suffering from psychiatric disorders. And, he asks whether it is possible to live without belief at all, or whether it is a necessary component of a functioning society.