The Belief Trap - The evolutionary explanation of religion gets stuck. By Judith Shulevitz

The Belief Trap - The evolutionary explanation of religion gets stuck. By Judith Shulevitz: "On the face of it, there's no reason not to dissect religion with the same tools used to pick apart animal behavior. Why can't we ask how religion evolved? What's wrong with trying to figure out whether cleaving unto God enhanced our ancestors' chances of survival, or whether, on the contrary, religious belief occupied them like a parasite, sickening healthy minds with delusional notions?"