文档介绍：Why Religion Is Natural
and Science Is Not
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Why Religion Is Natural
and Science Is Not
ROBERT N. McCAULEY
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McCauley, Robert N.
Why religion is natural and science is not / Robert N. McCauley.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index.
ISBN 978-0-19-982726-8 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Religion and science. 2. Psychology, Religious. 3. Cognition and culture. I. Title.
2011
201’.65—dc22 2011009751
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Th is book is dedicated to three fr iends
Tom Lawson, Dick Neisser, and Marshall Gregory
for their unfailing support and encouragement.
CONTENTS
List of Figures ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 3
Chapter One: Natural