The Symbolic World

311 - Ritualized Behavior From Animals to Church

10.13.2023 - By Jonathan PageauPlay

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There is a tendency to isolate religious behavior from other human behavior, which can make religious behavior seem arbitrary or ridiculous. In this week's video, I argue that the best way to understand religion, even from a purely materialist perspective, is to understand it as an extension of other types of ritualized behavior, even those we can find among animals.

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