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Existential comfort without God

14 mins | Sep 28, 2021
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Can we cope with existentialism beyond religion? It might be a question for philosophers and theologians, but it's becoming more and more critical in an increasingly atheist world. Tania Lombrozo, a professor of psychology at Princeton University, examines the latest research in the cognitive science of religion, exploring whether it's really possible to make the most of religion without tapping into its "supernatural elements".

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