Co-authored with Dr. Ken Baskin. Few things are more important to human psychology writ large than religion. But what does this concept really mean? The more deeply we investigate it, the odder ...

Being religious can mean very different things depending on where and when you look. In many ancient cultures, religion wasn’t about belief—it was about ritual, duty, and community identity. Modern ...

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When it comes to religion, at least for one keen observer of the human condition, it's just "Keep it simple, stupid!" That saying, and its acronym, play a large part in the intentionally slim but ...