tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post1019559169235568626..comments2010-01-29T04:44:37.619-06:00Comments on Deric Bownds' MindBlog: Cognitive science and the origin of religionsDerichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-15627635602239461452010-01-29T04:44:37.619-06:002010-01-29T04:44:37.619-06:00"Many favor an additional class of explanatio..."Many favor an additional class of explanations..." - I don't think one has to be favoured - they are both plausible.<br /><br />It would seem reasonable that the theory of mind explanation of agency could explain the origins of religion in individuals and small groups, while the social adaptive nature of religion made it evolutionarily survivable.Ron Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11039815765507965606noreply@blogger.com