Where Does Religion Come From? Religion for Breakfast (Ep. #25)

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To support me on Patreon (thank you): http://www.patreon.com/cosmicskeptic To donate to my PayPal (thank you): http://www.paypal.me/cosmicskeptic Within Reason Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/16wUbvDT95dxzpG2KEhakK?si=8219c7440e284476 Within Reason Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - VIDEO NOTES Andrew Mark Henry is a scholar of religion specialising in early Christianity and the religions of the late Roman Empire. He is also the host of "Religion for Breakfast", a YouTube channel with over 600,000 subscribers producing informative videos on a variety of topics related to religion. Dr. Henry joins host Alex O'Connor to discuss a number of questions: what is religion? Where does it come from? Why is it so ubiquitous? - LINKS Religion for Breakfast: @ReligionForBreakfast Andrew Mark Henry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andrewmarkhenry Sheldon Solomon on Terror Management Theory (the basis for the examples provided in this episode): https://youtu.be/wuJhD5TkX-0 More on Terror Management Theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terror_management_theory - TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 1:51 What is religion? 19:15 Can we do without religion? 29:15 Why religions demand personal sacrifice 42:52 Where does religion come from? 47:04 Is religion just death anxiety? 58:33 Is religion a result of danger and war? 1:06:05 Does explaining religious belief undermine faith? 1:10:37 Outro - SPECIAL THANKS As always, I would like to direct extra gratitude to my top-tier patrons: Itamar Lev Evan Allen John Early Dmitry C. Seth Balodi James Davis g8speedy James Davis - CONNECT My Website/Blog: http://www.cosmicskeptic.com SOCIAL LINKS: Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cosmicskeptic Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cosmicskeptic Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/cosmicskeptic Snapchat: cosmicskeptic The Within Reason Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/within-reason/id1458675168 - CONTACT Business email: [email protected] Or send me something: Alex O'Connor Po Box 1610 OXFORD OX4 9LL ENGLAND ------------------------------------------