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The Invention Of Religion (2012)

by Alexander Drake(Favorite Author)

4.13 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

The Emperor Has No Clothes Press

review 1: I had been looking forward to reading this for a long while and I finally got the time this weekend. And I was happy that it was interesting enough to read entirely in one day. I can’t always do that with non-fiction books. The explanations of the “psychological phenomena” are interesting in their own right, but even more so when tied into the whole premise. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this book. It really encourages you to reconsider things you might have taken for granted.
review 2: I really enjoyed The Invention of Religion, because it was very logically written. It is basically an exploration of how religions come to be. It's a really interesting exploration of ancient human psychology.I felt like this was a much more enjoyable read than... more other books on the same topic because the author wasn't belligerent. The most interesting thing (for me, at least) was that it read almost like a mathematical proof (although less confounding). While reading this book, I could tell that Drake is a very logical thinker.He also makes very concrete definitions, which I liked, and plenty of experiments to back up his ideas. Overall it's a very thought-provoking and accessible read. less

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