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Name: Minds and gods
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Author: Todd Tremlin

This volume explains the origins and persistence of religious ideas on the basis of common structures and functions of human thought. It describes the evolutionary forces that molded the modern human mind. It details many adapted features of the brain, illustrating their operation with examples of everyday human behavior.

First publish date: 2004

Authors: Todd Tremlin

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