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    The Faith Instinct

    Religion and science are often at odds, especially when it comes to evolution. A new book argues that religion itself evolved, having gotten its start at least 50,000 years ago in response to two main threats, one from inside the other from outside early human societies.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Religion and science are often at odds, especially when it comes to evolution. A new book argues that religion itself evolved, having gotten its start at least 50,000 years ago in response to two main threats, one from inside the other from outside early human societies. That's according to

    The Faith Instinct by New York Times science writer

    Nicholas Wade.

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      Warren Olney

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      Sonya Geis

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      Nicholas Wade

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    The full episode

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    Religion in the 'Modern' World
    1. 0:00Christmas in Afghanistan
    2. 7:31Religion in the 'Modern' World
    3. 42:00The Faith InstinctYou’re reading this
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