Pascal Boyer: The New Darwin

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This paper examines Boyer's philosophy of religion, God, and the divine. It explains that, in much the same manner as Darwin, Pascal Boyer entered into a world that again was casting off the moral constraints of a previous generation. It discusses how Boyer insists that religious beliefs are the result of natural brain functions and how this is reflected in a person's daily life.

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"When Charles Darwin appeared on the scientific horizon, much of the world was convinced that the religious account of creation accurately declared the genesis of mankind. Although uncomfortable with not being able to touch, taste, smell, or measure the truth of the account, the masses agreed that the biblical accounts of a creator of the species were the generally accepted treatise. However, without any proof, in a society which was being revolutionized by industry and the emergence of formal science, those who disagreed with Darwin had no foundation on which to stand. His theories were quickly accepted because he had put substance to the mythological. He had created a logical, reasonable theory as to the evolution of advanced beings from lesser advanced beings."

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